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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Trayvon Martin's mother.
And one black conservative was subjected to a high-tech lynching.
“I plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities...”
Why start now?
The Democrats fight fiercely to stop any conservative but the Republicans always play nice—and look where that got us.
BINGO
I've been calling for a black woman for the last 4 or 5 nominations: Janice Rogers Brown.
Most Republican primary voters either don’t agree with your point or are too uninformed to know the consequences.
So it is said. So it shall be.
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.
Unfortunately, Janice Rogers Brown is too old for SCOTUS.
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.
Which party was it that turned the name Bork into a verb?
I would like to nominate a conservative replacement for oblahma and co.
It will be time to start shooting.
Sure, Barak... Whatever. Your nominee is DOA. You should just realize that your successor, regardless the party, gets to make this lifetime appointment.
“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)
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