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President Obama Explains Why He Must Appoint A New Justice (Or Else) - Live Feed
Zero Hedge ^ | 16 Feb 2016 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 02/16/2016 1:50:26 PM PST by amorphous

Due up at 1635ET, President Obama holds his first post-Scalia press conference. We assume the propaganda du jour will be the imminent need to appoint a new SCOTUS justice... and why anyone who blocks that plan is "peddling fiction." While he is up there, we assume some comments regarding the escalations in Syria will be discussed... and why Russia (and Putin most clearly) are to blame.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: antoninscalia; obamaaseanpresser; obamalibya; obamapresser; obamascotuspresser; obamasyria; scalia; scotus; scotusnominee; texas
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To: DoughtyOne
The Senate can get out of this political kerfuffle in a heartbeat and deal Commander Xero a death blow in one swell foop: Follow the Constitution.

Article II says that the President may appoint judges to the SCOTUS with the "advice and consent" of two thirds of the Senate. The simple solution is for Mr. McConnell to take that job seriously. What do I mean???

What about that "ADVICE" part, Senator McConnell?

So, in case Senator McConnell doesn't understand that, here's how we do that job. Simply submit a list of nominees for which there will be no floor fight. I can think of two right off the top of my head: Miguel Estrada and Janice Rogers Brown. Let the Democrats refuse to nominate a hispanic and a black female, respectively.

This is kindergarten politics, which with Trump is about all Republicans are good for these days.

121 posted on 02/16/2016 3:08:52 PM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: Thibodeaux

Napolitano is very knowledgeable.

But Grassley chairs and it includes Sessions, Cruz, and Lee.

I think the chair can prevent it coming out of committee.


122 posted on 02/16/2016 3:09:10 PM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Thibodeaux

Get ready for another.


123 posted on 02/16/2016 3:09:46 PM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Carry_Okie

Well...

If he rejects though, they are already on record stating they think he could have a nomination approved.

Then what, when he rejects and nominates his own?


124 posted on 02/16/2016 3:12:52 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: amorphous

F.U.B.O. The world DOES NOT revolve around your puny head.


125 posted on 02/16/2016 3:12:55 PM PST by fivecatsandadog ( "Radical" Muslims will kill you. "Moderates" will thank allah for the radicals who kill you.)
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To: DoughtyOne

He’ll just make a recess appointment of whichever incompetent hack he nominates.


126 posted on 02/16/2016 3:17:16 PM PST by Justa
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To: xzins

good news....I certainly hope you are right


127 posted on 02/16/2016 3:17:31 PM PST by Thibodeaux (leading from behind is following)
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To: Justa

The Democrats ruled that out in the 60s.

Stick to it.


128 posted on 02/16/2016 3:18:11 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: Carry_Okie
and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Co

It is only a simple majority of Senators to approve a Scotus judge. It takes 2/3 to approve a treaty.

129 posted on 02/16/2016 3:18:48 PM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: uncitizen

We All end up like Scalia.

What we do before that is what matters.

we’re getting very close to the point where typing isn’t good enough anymore.

a new SC justice under obama or hillary/sanders winning, will cross that line.


130 posted on 02/16/2016 3:19:45 PM PST by dp0622
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To: dp0622

This election could be the catalyst that cranks this moveme up to the next level, because the Establishment is not going to allow Trump to take the reigns of power. That will cause many millions of us to take to the streets.


131 posted on 02/16/2016 3:22:57 PM PST by uncitizen (TRUMP THE SYSTEM)
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To: babble-on

I agree.


132 posted on 02/16/2016 3:24:56 PM PST by SoFloFreeper (I am undecided between Carson, Cruz, Rubio & Trump...)
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To: nascarnation

Barack will pick based on ideology. Hillary will sell it to the highest bidder.


133 posted on 02/16/2016 3:26:52 PM PST by peyton randolph (Crossing the Concern Troll Union's picket line)
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To: Shady

Obama’s spokesman, in describing Obama’s plans for his last year in office, smugly said that they would work to make his “accomplishments” permanent. And that there may be “surprises”.

Another tell, just like his July 2008 statement that he would be POTUS for “the next 8 to 10 years”. Is Scalia’s sudden, unexplained, uninvestigated death and Obama’s scripted response before the body was even buried a “surprise”? Not to anybody who knows Obama, as the EMP attack that hits in November or December won’t be a surprise to anybody who knows him. But our numbers are few so I suppose we can grant him that to most people assassinating a SCOTUS justice is a “surprise”...


134 posted on 02/16/2016 3:32:17 PM PST by butterdezillion
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To: DoughtyOne

“The Democrats ruled that out in the 60s.”

Apparently not.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/02/14/obama-supreme-court-recess-appointment-senate-judiciary-democrat.html


135 posted on 02/16/2016 3:36:43 PM PST by Justa
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To: amorphous

"You get nahting...NAHHHTING."

136 posted on 02/16/2016 3:37:37 PM PST by StAnDeliver (Own it.)
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To: Justa

Leahy...

LOL


137 posted on 02/16/2016 3:38:47 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: Vermont Lt
I expect him to start off next week with an appointment. I don’t think Obama is so cold as to do it before Scalia is buried.

Since he had him killed, you know his replacement choice was already warming up in the bullpen.
138 posted on 02/16/2016 3:44:41 PM PST by Old Yeller (Obama is winning the war on terror when you realize he is on the side of the enemy.)
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To: Don Corleone

750am Erik Erickson is reporting Tom Tillis is going wobbly on holding the line.


139 posted on 02/16/2016 3:48:44 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Bubba Gump Shrimp

>>you guys never learn do you?<<

I don’t know who you are speaking to but I caution you to mind your manners, especially when making incorrect statements.

Your overall statement is as stupid as it is insipid and just wrong.


140 posted on 02/16/2016 4:05:24 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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