Posted on 06/28/2018 3:49:03 PM PDT by Eddie01
WASHINGTON — As a senator more than two decades ago, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. argued that President George Bush should delay filling a Supreme Court vacancy, should one arise, until the presidential election was over, and that it was “essential” that the Senate refuse to confirm a nominee to the court until then.
Mr. Biden’s words, though uttered long ago, are a direct contradiction to President Obama’s position in the battle over naming a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia.
Mr. Obama has said it is his constitutional responsibility to name a successor to Justice Scalia, who died Feb. 13 at the age of 79. The president has reacted with incredulity to the suggestion by several Republican presidential candidates and senators, including Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, that the decision should wait until after Mr. Obama has left office.
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The Biden "rule" was related to lame duck presidents, having no relation whatsoever to mid term elections.
What’s joe “hands on” biden’s take on shotguns today?
It’s not a “rule”, more like a suggestion.
Sort of like “Stand up Chuck! .... Oh what am I saying!?” (Said by Biden to paraplegic)
The new rule should be that no more appointments will be made until they all quit or die. In fact, I’m for attrition of all federal employees until the debt is paid off!
“””until the presidential election was over””””
This is mid terms ya frickin morons(lib/left)
Suppose your referring to this beauty in light of the Capitol paper incident...
What a tool.
An un-sharpend tool at that.
How about a rule that says you can’t confirm SC nominations in any year the Democrat party assassinates a conservative Justice.
Doah!!
I meant “1992”.
Doesn’t matter. Kagan was nominated to SCOTUS in an off year election and received 99 votes.
They really need to be reminded that it is up to who is running the Senate at the time, regardless of the “rule”.
The Democrats always demand in the present what they want in the present.
They care not one whit about law, rules, or precedents. All that matters to them is power.
Too bad Sen. Reid blew that all to hell, isn’t it?
Let's go with the "Obama Rule."
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