LOOP: Kennedy retirement sends DC into overdrive
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| THURSDAY, JUNE 28 |
| KENNEDY RETIRES Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement means that President Trump gets to name a second Supreme Court nominee in just his first 18 months of office — the same number of Supreme Court nominees as Clinton, Bush, and Obama had in eight years. And make no mistake about it, the ramifications of replacing the “swing vote” of Justice Kennedy with a more conservative justice could last decades. READ |
| WHAT COULD CHANGE The Washington Examiner explores six potential cases which could be overturned or at least curtailed if a conservative justice fills Justice Kennedy’s seat. READ |
| QUICK CONFIRMATION PLEDGED Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the chamber would act quickly to hold hearings and have a confirmation vote on the nominee. “The Senate stands ready to fulfill its constitutional role by offering advice and consent … We will vote to confirm Justice Kennedy’s successor this fall,” he said. READ |
| THE LIST President Trump confirmed that he would stick to his list of 25 candidates for possible nomination for the Supreme Court vacancy. READ |
| THE LEFT HAS A MELTDOWN Here are 23 tweets from liberals on Justice Kennedy’s retirement. Warning: Some of the language used is quite vulgar, but we wanted people to be aware of what popular activists and celebrities are saying to millions of their followers. READ |
| GOVERNMENT UNIONS LOSE BIG Mark Janus is a child support specialist in the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Janus loved his job, but he didn’t like that he was forced to pay dues to the government union, which would use that money to support candidates and policies that he didn’t like. The Supreme Court sided with Janus, stating that the union agency fee amounted to “compelling a person to subsidize the speech of other private speakers.” READ |
| ‘COMPROMISE’ IMMIGRATION BILL FLOPS The immigration bill supported by moderate Republicans went thud. A total of 112 Republicans rejected the bill, bringing the final vote total to 121-301. House GOP leaders plan to bring up a narrow bill on family separation after the July recess. READ |
| CIVIL BREAKDOWN? A new poll says that 59% of Americans “are concerned that those opposed to President Trump’s policies will resort to violence.” and 31% predict civil war. READ |
| SABER RATTLING? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated his hard-line position on Syria, suggested that Syrian President Bashar Assad had to go. READ |
| CONVERSION The amazing story of 12 Anglican nuns who all became Catholic. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY While we know little about the birth and death of Saint Irenaeus, we know that his life’s work of fighting Gnosticism had a tremendous influence on the theology of the Church. A man of learning and high passions, Saint Irenaeus refuted the Gnostic claims of “secret” knowledge, and supported the teachings of the Apostles and Scripture. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “For the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us.” (Ps 79:1) READ |
| AMAZING A group of Franciscan Friars helped bring the South Bronx out of the ashes. READ |