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Obama says he’ll nominate a replacement for Scalia
Washington Post ^ | 2-13-2016 | Juliet Eilperin and Paul Kane

Posted on 02/14/2016 6:33:59 AM PST by Citizen Zed

President Obama declared Saturday that he intends to nominate a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a move aimed at deepening his imprint on the nation's highest court.

"I plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time," Obama said, adding that there's "plenty of time" for the Senate "to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. These are responsibilities that I take seriously, as should everyone. They're bigger than any one party -- they're about a democracy."

But the president faces a fierce and protracted battle with Republicans who have already signaled that they have no intention of allowing Obama to choose a nominee to succeed Scalia.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said that Scalia should not be replaced until the next president has taken office. "The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice," McConnell said in a statement.

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KEYWORDS: 114th; bho44; bhoscotus
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To: lodi90
You can take it to the bank that the kenyan will nominate a black woman.

Trayvon Martin's mother.

21 posted on 02/14/2016 6:52:37 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Jim Noble

And one black conservative was subjected to a high-tech lynching.


22 posted on 02/14/2016 6:52:43 AM PST by daler
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To: Citizen Zed

“I plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities...”

Why start now?


23 posted on 02/14/2016 6:54:50 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: txrefugee

The Democrats fight fiercely to stop any conservative but the Republicans always play nice—and look where that got us.


24 posted on 02/14/2016 6:56:10 AM PST by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: Citizen Zed

BINGO


25 posted on 02/14/2016 6:57:55 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: lodi90
You can take it to the bank that the kenyan will nominate a black woman.

I've been calling for a black woman for the last 4 or 5 nominations: Janice Rogers Brown.

26 posted on 02/14/2016 6:58:02 AM PST by Dr.Deth
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To: hoosierham

Most Republican primary voters either don’t agree with your point or are too uninformed to know the consequences.


27 posted on 02/14/2016 7:15:27 AM PST by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Citizen Zed

So it is said. So it shall be.


28 posted on 02/14/2016 7:17:46 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Drango

What happens in the elections if the Senate has to remain in session through November in order to prevent a recess appointment? ... Think about all the things this criminal regime stands to gain by murdering Scalia and you see why he was chosen for the hit by Brennan’s cia.


29 posted on 02/14/2016 7:28:44 AM PST by MHGinTN (Democrats bait then switch; their fishy voters buy it every time.)
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To: Dr.Deth

Unfortunately, Janice Rogers Brown is too old for SCOTUS.


30 posted on 02/14/2016 7:29:00 AM PST by lodi90 (TRUMP Force 1 lifting off)
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To: Citizen Zed

This is one time that the Republicans in the Senate must stop the appointment. Any Republican that confirms his selection should be removed from the party at his next election.


31 posted on 02/14/2016 7:31:29 AM PST by Logical me
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To: Citizen Zed

Which party was it that turned the name Bork into a verb?


32 posted on 02/14/2016 7:32:49 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: Citizen Zed

I would like to nominate a conservative replacement for oblahma and co.


33 posted on 02/14/2016 7:34:43 AM PST by Leep (Cut the crap!)
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To: Citizen Zed

It will be time to start shooting.


34 posted on 02/14/2016 8:00:32 AM PST by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: Citizen Zed

Sure, Barak... Whatever. Your nominee is DOA. You should just realize that your successor, regardless the party, gets to make this lifetime appointment.


35 posted on 02/14/2016 8:34:36 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: Drango

“Nominate till the cows come home. That’s his constitutional right. The Senate has rights too and I hope they exercise them.”

Take this to the bank. The senate will confirm whomever O’Bunghole nominates 99-1 by summer solstice. (The one will be Cruz)


36 posted on 02/14/2016 8:39:38 AM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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