Replacing Merrick Garland

This blog is fiction.

President John McCain has revealed his short list of moderate conservative justices to fill the seat left vacant last year by the Senate's refusal to have hearings on former president Barrack Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland. He had initially nominated Neil Gorsuch, but had to withdraw the nomination when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell threatened to remove the filibuster from the Senate.

Let's take a look at the nominees.
• Roger Gregory, a judge who was nominated first by President Clinton and then again by President Bush to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Barrington Parker, a judge elevated to the district court level by Clinton and then to the Second Circuit by Bush.
• Michael McConnell, a former judge on the tenth circuit who currently teaches at Stanford Law School.

A Tangled Web of Enemies

This blog is fiction, but is based on real events. John McCain is not actually president right now. The real president thinks he is running a reality TV show, and is going for ratings, rather than what is good for the American people.

President John McCain signed a formal declaration of war today against the nation of Syria. Former president Barack Obama had sought a formal declaration of war, but had been denied by congress. This will give President McCain much more latitude in fighting the Syrian government and ISIS.

This declaration of war specifically names Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a target, a move which is likely to increase tensions with Russia. This is important because Russia was the sole dissenting vote on the UN Security Council when the US asked the international body to authorize force against North Korea. North Korea has violated numerous UN resolutions in its testing of both nuclear weapons, and ballistic missiles. Its latest test failed this week, due to a faulty part sold to North Korea by China. China denies that it intentionally sold faulty weapons to North Korea after US President John McCain canceled the Trans-Pacific Partnership in exchange for China's support in the UN security council.

Preventing the Nuclear Option

This is fiction, but it is based on the real world. Starting today, I will try to post a shorter article once per day, rather than the weekly roundup.

President John McCain withdrew his nomination today for Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had threatened to use the "nuclear option" to end the use of a filibuster by Senate democrats, and rather than let that happen, President McCain withdrew the nomination.

It is unclear at this time whom President McCain will nominate to the bench, but he promises to choose a judge only moderately to the right of Judge Merrick Garland.