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Originally posted by jgorny
So...How will this whole process work? Will Obama wait until the next president is sworn in to make the appointment or can he try to make an appointment while he is still in office? The US Supreme Court can't be shut down for a long time..
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In the near term, and as long as the court stays divided 4-4, rulings made by the lower courts will stand. This will be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how the lower courts rule on certain issues, but effectively, it means that the Supreme Court has no power until they get a ninth member.
Obama might tey to nominate a judge but he's already gotten to nominate two so it's almost a certainty at this point that Congress will block him on this.