Posted on 05/28/2019 6:52:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a Paducah Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Kentucky Tuesday that he would confirm a Trump Supreme Court nominee if a seat on the bench opened up next year during the presidential election. The galling hypocrisy of the very man who once reinvented the Constitution to prevent President Obama’s nominee Merrick Garland from ascending to the Supreme Court, would be even more enraging if it weren’t so utterly predictable.
It was, of course, just over three years ago, in March 2016 that Obama nominated Garland to replace Antonin Scalia following his death. The Republican-controlled Senate, under McConnell’s leadership, refused to even hold a hearing on the nomination, much less a vote, because McConnell concocted the idea that the next president should get to choose the Supreme Court justice. McConnell’s rationale went that it was an election year and… a Republican might win and that would be better for Republicans if they picked Scalia’s successor? In sum, there wasn’t a good faith rationale for McConnell’s stonewalling. Even still, Garland’s nomination languished for 293 days until the term ended on Jan. 3, 2017.
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Not holding a vote is re-inventing the constitution???
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“The galling hypocrisy of the very man who once reinvented the Constitution to prevent President Obama’s nominee Merrick Garland from ascending to the Supreme Court, would be even more enraging if it weren’t so utterly predictable.”
Yank that chain, Mitch.
Embrace the suck, leftists.
McConnell might but Romney, MooCowSki and Collins would not. It would then depend on if Romney and his crowd could drag over one more.
presidential elections now run 18 months. Between the and the house attempt to get trump, how does anything ever get done. Answer: most doesn’t
Play stupid games... win stupid prizes. The dumba$$ from Nevada, Harry Reid, started this by going nuclear. The arrogant Dem’s were certain that they’d always remain in power.
Apples and oranges. Obama was a term limited lame duck. Trump is running again in 2020.
If/when Roberts is impeached or otherwise removed due to FISA “irregularities”, we’ll have yet another opening to fill. Good riddance!
“The galling hypocrisy...”
Awww, boo fuc&*&& hoo leftist jerkoffs.
appoint a replacement for Ruth Deadginsberg or get Thomas to retire and appoint a young conservative to replace him.
McConnell wants to be re-elected.
Sometimes 2 wrongs really can make a right.
Good. Elections have consequences.
You got it. More than one McCainiac waiting to step in the wings. Romney is practicing the thumbs down.
Good riddance!
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Amen, it is clear to me that Roberts is compromised and should step down.
FISA is a mess of unknown proportion, we know there was abuse, we don’t know the extent.
It could be enormous.
Way beyond Trump.
I hope Clarence Thomas stays where he is.
He is the clearest eye on the Constitution on the court.
Garland wasn’t confirmed by the Senate because everyone knows Obama had Alito murdered, and even GOP quislings weren’t cool with that.
Do you mean Scalia?
Sorry yes Scalia.
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