Posted on 02/15/2016 4:49:39 AM PST by Kaslin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are near-unanimous in demanding that President Barack Obama leave it to his successor to nominate a candidate to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. But the president insists he plans to come forward with a nominee — and that there's plenty of time for the Senate to weigh in.
That sets up what could be an epic election-year clash between Obama and Republicans who say they'll refuse to vote for his nominee, who could reshape the court for decades to come.
So who will Obama pick?
The White House had prepared for the possibility of liberal Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Stephen Breyer retiring — but less so for a sudden vacancy of one of the court's staunch conservatives like Scalia, said a former administration lawyer with knowledge of current White House planning. Now the White House is scrambling to put together a "short list" of candidates to be fully vetted, said the former official, who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations.
The biggest question facing Obama: whether he and his team feel there's any realistic chance they can persuade Republicans to allow a vote.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Working with the other party to quickly get a nominee through in this situation would be a component of their legacy that almost any president would like. Also appointing 1/3 of the count could have lasting consequences.
I think Obama and many democrats prefer to pretend his legacy “he would have been great president but the republicans wouldn’t work with him”. So I expect him to force the republicans turn down his appointments - the reinforces the legacy he wants.
It will be a black homo muzzie who wants Sharia Law, to take our guns away, make crackas pay reparations, and give preferential rights to fudge packers in all scenarios. Oh, and eliminate Christians and Jews. Did I miss anything?
Whoever he names, it will be a radical America-hating communist and muzzy loving bastard.
My money is on Van Jones - divisive-communist-racist. Sure to kill America
Does it matter? We are screwed. He will pick some minimum aged socialist that can sit for 40 years.
We don’t have a Hip Hop Supreme ..... yet.
Loretta Lynch is the obvious choice.
Black
Female
Harvard Law
Already “pre-approved” by this Senate 56-43.
I actually read the article. He sounds more qualified and more intellectually acute than the two gals Obama polluted the Supreme Court with.
Kanye says he’s $53m in debt and is begging Markie Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook domo) for a loan.
So he can’t take the pay cut to be on SCOTUS, LOL
Whoever he nominates, no matter how bad will be confirmed by no fewer than 90% of the senate, no later than summer solstice
56-43 doesn’t get it done, as cloture comes into play..and a vote for AG pales in comparison to that of USSC. Even Obama has a high hill to climb on this one.
He needs to be hammered about nominating a like-minded individual so as not to upset the balance of power in the Supreme Court, because we know that is what they’d do if Ginsberg passed away near the end of a republican administration.
A sharia law practicing Muslim.
Hope you’re right!
Pressure from the MSM will be overwhelming.
He’s going to pick a black woman.
That way when the Senate won’t hold a vote they can spend all winter beating-up the GOP for being War-On-Women Racists.
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