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Breaking: No Hearing For Any Obama SCOTUS Nominee

malibber2

Feb 23, 2016
2:55am

Republicans honor the man they say the loved because he followed the Constitution by not following the Constitution.

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Key Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee emerged from a closed door meeting in Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office Tuesday united in their determination not to consider any nominee to replace Antonin Scalia until the next president takes office.

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Roulette Man

Feb 23, 2016
3:11am

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Originally posted by: malibber2
Republicans honor the man they say the loved because he followed the Constitution by not following the Constitution.

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Key Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee emerged from a closed door meeting in Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office Tuesday united in their determination not to consider any nominee to replace Antonin Scalia until the next president takes office.

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I guess you better include Joe Biden in also.

forkushV

Feb 23, 2016
3:20am

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Originally posted by: Roulette Man

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Originally posted by: malibber2
Republicans honor the man they say the loved because he followed the Constitution by not following the Constitution.

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Key Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee emerged from a closed door meeting in Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office Tuesday united in their determination not to consider any nominee to replace Antonin Scalia until the next president takes office.

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I guess you better include Joe Biden in also.

Please stop being ignorant. Joe Biden in 1992:

"Therefore I stand by my position, Mr. President, if the President consults and cooperates with the Senate or moderates his selections absent consultation, then his nominees may enjoy my support as did Justices Kennedy and Souter."

ecomstoc

Feb 23, 2016
3:24am

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President Obama “regrets” filibustering the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in 2006, his top spokesman said Wednesday, though he maintains that the Republican opposition to his effort to replace Justice Antonin Scalia is unprecedented.

“That is an approach the president regrets,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. Source "thehill.com"

Goose/gander. Pot meet kettle.

alanleroyII

Feb 23, 2016
3:59am

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I think it's a mistake. Republicans should hold months of hearings then vote. Maybe they're trying to trick the President into nominating an originalist.

malibber2

Feb 23, 2016
4:06am

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Originally posted by: Roulette Man

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Originally posted by: malibber2
Republicans honor the man they say the loved because he followed the Constitution by not following the Constitution.

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Key Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee emerged from a closed door meeting in Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office Tuesday united in their determination not to consider any nominee to replace Antonin Scalia until the next president takes office.

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I guess you better include Joe Biden in also.

Hell of a difference. Alito got a committee hearing and a floor vote. Obama attempted a filibuster just as Cruz would likely attempt. In the end Alito got a vote and was confirmed. Republicans are refusing to do that. If that is the way Republicans want it, I think Democrats should refuse to move forward any nominee if the Republicans win the Presidential election.

malibber2

Feb 23, 2016
4:10am

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Maybe they're trying to trick the President into nominating an originalist.

Nah, Republicans are just really that into Donald Trump’s sister.

forkushV

Feb 23, 2016
4:17am

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President Obama “regrets” filibustering the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in 2006, his top spokesman said Wednesday, though he maintains that the Republican opposition to his effort to replace Justice Antonin Scalia is unprecedented...

So ecomstoc, what you're saying is that after holding hearings and considering the nominee, the Republicans should feel justified in voting against a nominee that they disapprove of, including using the filibuster.

I bet you didn't mean to say that.

Roulette Man

Feb 23, 2016
4:43am

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Originally posted by: malibber2
Republicans honor the man they say the loved because he followed the Constitution by not following the Constitution.

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Key Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee emerged from a closed door meeting in Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office Tuesday united in their determination not to consider any nominee to replace Antonin Scalia until the next president takes office.

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I guess you better include Joe Biden in also.

Silly boy. I wish you had the courage and conviction to give the full story, but then look who I'm talking to.

But in a speech on the Senate floor in June 1992, Mr. Biden, then the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said there should be a different standard for a Supreme Court vacancy “that would occur in the full throes of an election year.” The president should follow the example of “a majority of his predecessors” and delay naming a replacement, Mr. Biden said. If he goes forward before then, the Senate should wait to consider the nomination.

pjstroh

Feb 23, 2016
5:20am

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On behalf of Democrat candidates running for Senate in OH, PA, NH, FL, WI, MI, CO, IL, IN, IA, and NV I say, "Thank you!

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