The Constitution Does Not Require the Senate to Vote on a Nomination

Weekly Standard ^ | February 14, 2016 | Adam J. White

[SMGFan]

Senator Schumer appeared Sunday on ABC's This Week and responded to suggestions that the Senate might not confirm the lame-duck President's nomination to replace the late Justice Scalia: "show me the clause [in the Constitution] that says [the] president's only president for three years."

True, Presidents serve four-year terms. But here's a question for Senator Schumer: Can you show me the clause that says the Senate must vote on, let alone confirm, a President's nominee?

I'll save him the effort: There is no such clause in the Constitution

[SMGFan]

Will the GOP oppose the media and the emotions they create?

[WENDLE]

I think these people want violence.

[JohnBrowdie]

schumer a douchbag. In 2007, he called for obstruction on any late term SCOTUS pick that GWB may have had an opportunity to offer

[gg188]

The Repubs will crater like the Sea of Tranquility. Book it.

[Sasparilla]

Less than a decade ago, Schumer advocated doing the same exact thing if any additional Supreme Court vacancies opened under former President George W. Bush.

Deviant liars all.

[biggredd1]

http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/scalia-found-dead-with-pillow-over-his-head/

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Two words: Miguel Estrada.

[Still Thinking]

Maybe we could sedate a bunch of libs, surgically remove their spines, and send them to the Senate GOP caucus.

[Sasparilla]

..Deviant liars all..

It’s no wonder Trump is the phenomenon that he is.

[dp0622]

i didn’t know the WS was garbage. Now I do.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Flashback: In 2007, Schumer Called For Blocking All Bush Supreme Court Nominations

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3397050/posts

[WENDLE]

I saw the video in 2007 with Schumer telling bush not to make any SCOTUS appointments ( Actually, I wish he hadn’t) But can you believe rubio loves Schumer?

[Cboldt]

I followed the nomination fiasco at the time. Estrada was one of about half a dozen. Frist helped bury most of them after the gang-of-14 (led by McCain) action.

[dp0622]

i dont post vanities.

but is there a way the forefathers left us to shoot down ruling by the SCOTUS????!!!!

[SunStar]

New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a powerful member of the Democratic leadership, said Friday the Senate should not confirm another U.S. Supreme Court nominee under President Bush "except in extraordinary circumstances."

"We should reverse the presumption of confirmation," Schumer told the American Constitution Society convention in Washington. “The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance. We cannot afford to see Justice Stevens replaced by another Roberts, or Justice Ginsburg by another Alito."

Schumer to fight new Bush high court picks
Politico - 07/27/07

[mkjessup]

Via your link:

"We discovered the judge in bed, a pillow over his head. His bed clothes were unwrinkled, he was lying very restfully. It looked like he had not quite awakened from a nap" said John Poindexter.

To which I say Holy Jumpin' Jesus! Does anyone know of someone who routinely or even occasionally goes to sleep with a PILLOW over their head!?!?

This should be front page news and 24-7 on all the channels.

Oh wait, Justice Scalia was a conservative.

Down the memory hole THIS story goes!

[RummyChick]

I wonder if Scalia is watching this in delight. He is the center subject of his argument:

http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/06/a-view-from-the-court-some-surprises-in-penultimate-session/

On the first question, he says, 'the majority has to invent new rules for how long a recess can be before the President is allowed to make recess appointments: A three-day break is too short. A four-to-nine day break is probably too short, unless the President can persuade a court that the situation was really urgent. And ten days is probably long enough most of the time, although the majority isn't really clear about that." "These new rules have no basis whatsoever in the Constitution," Scalia continues. "They are just made up."

I will miss him

[skeeter]

Last year Reid changed the rules to end filibusters on judicial appointments.

Now he and the rest of the hypocrites are demanding the Senate 'confirm', as Sanders put it, Obama's SCOTUS pick. And claiming the republicans are blowing up the Constitution if they don't.

[MHGinTN]

Eggs Ackley! But they will be sorely disappointed and have to manufacture their own Reichstag fire, because they have so succeeded in dumbing down the people that America will end with a whimper, not a bang. we are witnessing it as we type. America is falling. Filth like Schumer are so happy about that!

[butterdezillion]

Somebody should ask Schumer why Obama said in July of 2008 that he would be POTUS for “the next 8 to 10 years”.

Obama was never a VP who filled out the last (under) 2 years of his President, so he can only have 2 terms. How was he thinking he would get the extra 2 years? Couldn’t come before his 2 terms so it would have to come after his 2 terms. What would have to happen late in his 2nd term, for him to continue on for another 2 years instead of a new POTUS taking office.......?

Somebody needs to ask ALL the DC critters that.