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Fight Over Scalia replacement heats up as Democrats demand vote this year
Washington Times ^
| 23 Feb 2016
| Steve Dinnin
Posted on 02/13/2016 3:54:13 PM PST by fella
The battle over replacing Justice Antonin Scalia was already underway Saturday afternoon, an unseemly few hours after news of his death shook Washington, with Democrats insisting President Obama should be able to name a quick replacement.
With the court now divided between four Republican-appointed justices and four Democratic picks, Mr. Obama would have a chance to tilt the bench decidedly to the left, and liberal lawmakers said he should have that chance.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; bho44; scalia; scotusnominee
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To: Teacher317
Obama will appoint a Muslim
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posted on
02/13/2016 4:59:09 PM PST
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: fella
102
posted on
02/13/2016 4:59:39 PM PST
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is mine.)
To: BenLurkin
He died in his sleep, from all reports. Sheesh!
103
posted on
02/13/2016 5:04:45 PM PST
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is mine.)
To: sauropod
Good night, “Sweet Prince.”
104
posted on
02/13/2016 5:09:15 PM PST
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
To: fella
105
posted on
02/13/2016 5:11:17 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: fella
If the senate caves and allows an appointment this year, I would expect open revolt.
106
posted on
02/13/2016 5:12:53 PM PST
by
DaxtonBrown
(wrote Harry Reid.s only biography www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
To: fella
I seem to recall a past Supreme Court vacancy where the democrats insisted that the nominee be of the same ideological bent as the one being replaced - anyone recall that?
107
posted on
02/13/2016 5:17:30 PM PST
by
utford
To: fella
If Obama appoints a Marxist, e.g. Holder or some such, then it's a guarantee win for the Republican nominee.
108
posted on
02/13/2016 5:19:50 PM PST
by
Art in Idaho
(Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
To: fella
Give them their vote, and vote no. Is that so hard?
To: fella
"
Demand ??"
just the use of that word by so much as a single democrat should be reason enough to not confirm anyone until a new President is in office.
110
posted on
02/13/2016 5:24:15 PM PST
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: Rashputin
0bama wants those anti-gun, pro-illegal, AGW laws to get passed and upheld post haste.
How fast can you say Pelican Brief?
111
posted on
02/13/2016 5:31:25 PM PST
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
To: Nita Nupress
Neither do I. I am fighting going into "panic mode" over this.
And I am fighting my computer. This next comment is not really for you, it's just a rhetorical question I feel like screaming to anyone at large...
CAN ANYONE MAKE A COMPUTER HARDWARE DRIVER THAT WORKS, ANYMORE? CAN I GET ANYTHING TO WORK CORRECTLY? IS ANYTHING AS ADVERTISED???
112
posted on
02/13/2016 5:41:26 PM PST
by
Captainpaintball
(Immigration without assimilation is the death of a nation -- FUJB!!!)
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
You might be on to something. What a way for her to respectfully back out of the race. Biden comes in...
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posted on
02/13/2016 5:44:15 PM PST
by
Captainpaintball
(Immigration without assimilation is the death of a nation -- FUJB!!!)
To: Captainpaintball
:-( Probably made in China, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico or Vietnam. Did i leave any out? Regardless, i wish you luck.
To: Lazamataz
Another indication of it is the audiences of trained seals at both Hitlery and Sandernista events. The country may be gone.
I weep at the prospect.
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posted on
02/13/2016 6:05:37 PM PST
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is mine.)
To: fella
how did he die..???....we hold a majority in the Senate....no more leftist judges...
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posted on
02/13/2016 6:18:57 PM PST
by
cherry
To: fella
117
posted on
02/13/2016 6:57:05 PM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(Marco "Stepford" Rubio.)
To: Objective Scrutator
118
posted on
02/13/2016 7:02:21 PM PST
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is mine.)
To: fella
Elections have consequences. The Senate is no longer controlled by Harry Reid.
119
posted on
02/13/2016 8:02:36 PM PST
by
BAW
(It's gunna be YUGE.)
To: napscoordinator
The veep automatically becomes president. The Senate has the responsibility to “advise” the president on who to appoint. I think they stopped “advising” decades ago. Now they simply consent and move along. If they truly advised they’d send up a list of names to be considered.
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posted on
02/13/2016 8:08:56 PM PST
by
VerySadAmerican
(Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. - Sam Adams)
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