Posted on 11/20/2016 2:26:56 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he wants President-elect Trump to select a "mainstream" candidate to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
Asked by NBC on Sunday whether he was comfortable filibustering any Trump nominee for the court, Schumer dodged answering the question directly.
"I hope that President Trump picks a mainstream candidate," Schumer said. "A mainstream candidate is somebody you may not agree with on every issue, but basically believes in precedent."
NBC's Chuck Todd interrupted Schumer and asked, "What does that mean? Can he nominate somebody in your mind that is, say, [Texas Sen.] Ted Cruz? Is he too conservative for you?"
"I'm not going to get into specific candidates, but we'd hope it would be mainstream," Schumer answered. "If it is mainstream, you have to remember, the last four nominees, two from President Bush, two from President Obama, got bipartisan support on the bench. If he doesn't nominate a mainstream candidate, we're going to go at him with everything we have, or her. Go at the candidate with everything we've got because this is so, so important."
Schumer expressed a willingness to work with Trump on issues where the president-elect and Democratic Party agree in a series of Sunday morning interviews. Trump responded by praising Schumer on Twitter.
Now that Reid got rid of the filibuster rule, Republicans need to use that to their advantage.
Hey Chuckles, elections have consequences.
We you lost.
FUCS!
Hey Chuckie, your gal lost. You do not get to choose, deal with it.
I say no. Not no, but heck no! Ram through as much as we can in two years. Deconstruct Obozo’s executive actions.
Seeing as Trump is the president, he gets to define mainstream.
Nuclear option. You brought it to us, Chuckie, and we are going to ram it down your throat.
Sorry, elections have consequences. Trump won and won big, 2/3 of electoral college and take a look at by-county results, he won 86% of counties across the US. Wow. Schumer should suck it up and get aboard the Trump Train.
I can’t think of a better idea than to follow advice from Schumer after the election!
/sarc
Let me think about that for the length of time it deserves.
Tick. Tock. Ti...
Answer: NO! We are going conservative to the hilt.
There is a list of 21 Mainstream people who would make great Justices on the SCOTUS. All Chuckie has to do is Google it.
No, he wouldn't. Cruz has no understanding of The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God: The True Foundation of American Law.
Cruz’s views are pretty mainstream with what real America believes.
Wonder if he considered Scalia as mainstream.
Chuckie can go pound sand 24/7.
The republicans could and should of learned a few things from slimy reid, go nuclear
Hey Chuckie, WE WON!
Now, go sit down and STFU!
Schumer should ESAD!
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