Republicans rebuff Obama in meeting on SCOTUS nomination

The Hill ^ | March 1, 2016 | Jordan Fabian

[Lou L]

Obama believes it’s his “responsibility to consult intensively with Congress before making a lifetime nomination to the Supreme Court.

Pffffffft. Since when has Obama ever believed such a thing?

[dartuser]

They do not have to call a recess.

That's what was missing from the meeting ... if McConnell does not promise to keep the Senate open until Inauguration Day ... the threat/commitment not to hold a confirmation hearing is meaningless.

[Ancesthntr]

“There were no signs of a breakthrough as President Obama met Tuesday with Senate Republican leaders pledging to block anyone he nominates to the Supreme Court.”

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Well, congratulations, GOPe, you finally grew a pair.

But you forgot to grow a brain.

You see, by actively opposing the front-running candidate of YOUR party for President, you are thus making a Clinton victory more probable. What are you going to do starting next January, refuse to have a hearing for an appointment to the Supreme Court for 4 years?

Get with the program: ABC. ANYBODY BUT CLINTON!!!!! Otherwise, this posturing is meaningless.

[Ancesthntr]

“All we want them to do is to fulfill their constitutional duty, and at this stage, they are deciding not to do that,” he added. “They’re going to wait and see what President Trump will do, I guess, as far as a nomination.”

Constitutional duty? They have NO duty to approve of the nominee, nor one to actually hold hearings. They must only advise and consent (the latter only if they feel like it). Advising President Obama to send someone who actually respects the original meaning of the Constitution, and to NOT consent until he does (which will be never).

Oh, and I can’t wait until Trump appoints Cruz as the replacement for Scalia. Or, maybe, he makes Cruz the AG so that Hillary and the rest of the corrupt Dems can be prosecuted, and a couple of years later Trump appoints Cruz to replace Ruth Buzzi. How’s them apples, Harry?

[rottndog]

...“We have that nasty little Constitution, which says they are obligated to hold hearings and they are obligated to vote,"....

Reid's full of crap...the Constitution says no such thing.

[jazusamo]

Bump! & Bump!

[publius911]

Obama has said it’s his constitutional obligation to nominate a replacement and has suggested leaving Scalia’s seat empty could erode the court’s credibility as an institution that’s insulated from partisan politics.

The first megalomaniac actually thinks that the current court has credibility as a non partisan body?

The a*****e actually believes that?

Two, maybe three perverts and a couple of activist judges in their "create law" playground?

Seriously?

[exit82]

Gee, Mitch-—nice to see your testicles have finally descended!

Another result of the Trump effect!

[publius911]

He will get his most radical pick in with a recess appointment.

They may have no ba**s, but they aren't stoopid!
Any of the eunuchs up for election next are as good as gone!

Buh bye!

[publius911]

Obama and his allies are hopeful that Senate Republicans will back off their stance under pressure from politically vulnerable senators who are facing scrutiny at home over McConnell’s refusal to consider a nominee.

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That's like me petitioning Boxer and Feinswein for any sort of support.

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[LostPassword]

Trump’s support made them realize they’ve gone too far. They know that even Trump isn’t enough to protect them if they cave on the SC. They’d be lucky to escape with just tar and feathers.

[Zack Nguyen]

“We have that nasty little Constitution, which says they are obligated to hold hearings and they are obligated to vote," he said. "They swore to uphold the Constitution. They’re not doing that. They are walking away from that.”

The audacity of Reid is just unbelievable. It's as if his long history of filibustering Bush nominees who would have passed Senate votes, never happened.

[Luke21]

These clowns deliberately refuse to report past Democrat shenanigans.