I can see a compromise that should be acceptable to both sides
1- Obama makes his nomination
2- The Senate agrees to hold hearings on the nominee
3- Committee hearings are scheduled begin the week after the elections and last for two days.
4-Both sides agree not to filibuster said nominee or the Senate changes its rules to limit debate in this one instance.
5- Senate promises and up-or down vote
6-Obama promises not to withdraw the nomination
This can be easily done prior to the end of the Congressional session, ,it would have nearly two months to get it done ( from Nov 8-Jan 1) but could be done in a few days.
If Hillary wins, then the Senate votes on the “ moderate” Obama nominee before she takes power.
If the GOP wins, even if Trump wins, they can vote Obama’s nominee down and allow the next president to make his selection.
Hores$h!t.
We do NOT need a pro-abort Ray Lahood Republican on the Supreme Court.
Here is something to think about..
The new congress takes office on Jan 3rd
The new president takes office on Jan 20th
What if.... Obama nominates someone... the republican controlled Senate blocks a vote on them, Trump wins the election, but Republicans lose the Senate. A Democratic controlled Senate takes over on Jan 3rd, 17 days before Trump is sworn in and rubber stamps ANY nominee Obama has made before Trump can withdraw the nomination on the 20th after taking office.
Heck Ginsburg might even resign during that period and Obama and a Democratic Senate could replace them both in one fell swoop as a big FU before leaving office.
Smoke and mirrors. It’s a trap to open up the conversation.
there enough brain-dead true-believer libs who will never settle for a moderate.
Nominating a popular Hispanic Republican office holder, obviously one well to the left of Scalia but well to the right of the 4 Nazis, would be a shrewd move by Osama. Very shrewd. Put it in the mind of GOP Senators “what if Hillary wins, we’d wish we’d done it”.
Sandoval ought to decline consideration for the good of the party but I have an inkling he’d really love the job.
All Republicans on the Senate Jud. committee including wacko Lindsay Graham sent have a letter to McConnell that they will NOT hold hearings on an Obama nominee.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/02/23/us/politics/document-Senate-SCOTUS-Letter.html?_r=0
Seems they expect the GOP to stick to it’s guns, hence this idea.
Dingy Harry must have a long wrap sheet on this guy. When Harry and his leftist buddies need a vote, Harry will just dust off a few cases of graft and corruption and amazingly Mr. Sandoval will vote their way. Kind of like how Roberts is being blackmailed now.
RINO alert?