Following death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, here's President Obama's short list

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/obama-shortlist-new-supreme-court-justice-article-1.2530851 ^

[TigerClaws]

After the sudden death of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, President Obama has the opportunity to move the country’s highest court toward the left by tapping a more liberal-leaning successor.

Immediately after news of Scalia's death broke, diverse options for the top job were being floated along with a debate online among Senate leaders about whether lame duck Obama should be the one to nominate the next justice.

"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday in a statement.

"Therefore this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.”

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) quickly fired back saying that "it would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat."

"Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate's most essential Constitutional responsibilities."

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

The left is to blame for this. They use and abuse the courts to push through unpopular social engineering. Now here we are. No justice Obama selects should be approved to replace Scalia and it is their fault!!!!

[80skid]

Dudes that roughed up reid should have went further.

[cherry]

if Scalia was a leftist we would have formal mourning for weeks, with constant DBM declaring what a statesman he was, a man of wisdom, a giant among men...

but not...the poor guy dies and already we're looking for his replacement...and because I'm paranoid, it wouldn't surprise me to find out if his death was "hurried" along...

[80skid]

William Walace

[longsufferingjetsfan]

You know Obama is looking for some Muslim judge to fill Scalia’s seat.

[KyCats]

Now we break out The Ignore Button. For the next 10 months, leftists are going to cry, bitch and moan about Republicans refusing to allow Obama to appoint Scalia’s successor. It’s going to be non-stop, hysterical and absolutely everywhere. Just ignore it all. Completely. If you have to respond at all, the short answer is: “Just forget it, dude. Not happening. NFW.”

[digger48]

I’m hoping that Alan Grayson finishes the job that Harrys “exercise equipment” started

[justa-hairyape]

So the evil beast with the forked tongue has already constructed a list..... We need 24 hour protection for the remaining living Supreme Court justices. The beast has already nullified the congress.

[Slyfox]

You know Obama is looking for some Muslim judge to fill Scalia's seat.

Please note: This statement was printed in a book and the author
never received a libel suit because of it.

[TBP]

Keith Ellison?

[faithhopecharity]

Obama’s list is irrelevant. Next president’s nomination is what counts. We need to hear the candidates’ ideas now

[Behind Liberal Lines]

I am sure that a president Romney would have appointed someone just as bad /sarc

[VRWC For Truth]

McCornhole’s cheap suit already is folded.... The GOPe,the give Obie Power every time, is here to ruin the day....

[jennychase]

Damn!! No Gay , No TransGender, No Porn Star.

[t4texas]

Here’s one idea on very good authority:

“The first thing we do is kill all the lawyers.”
- William Shakespeare

[LibWhacker]

Oh, great, a Sharia jurist on the Supreme Court.

[faithhopecharity]

“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, even they both are an abomination to the Lord.”! (Proverbs 17:15)

[rotundusmaximus]

BTTT

[DoughtyOne]

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