Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott is planning to pack the state Supreme Court in his last hours in office (or after his term has formally expired!) and entrench an extreme conservative majority for a generation. slate.com/news-and-polit… @Slate
We throw around the term "constitutional crisis" a lot, but Rick Scott's scheme could lead to a situation in which
•Two men claim to be governor at once
•Each makes dueling appointments to the Florida Supreme Court
•The court itself has to decide which are legitimate
•Two men claim to be governor at once
•Each makes dueling appointments to the Florida Supreme Court
•The court itself has to decide which are legitimate
A huge thank you to @ajrichar and @MaxJSEsq, my Florida law experts, for helping me game this out. slate.com/news-and-polit…
