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The Stolen Supreme Court Seat
The New York Times ^ | December 24, 2016 | The Editorial Board

Posted on 12/25/2016 5:37:35 AM PST by Trump20162020

Soon after his inauguration next month, President-elect Donald Trump will nominate someone to the Supreme Court, which has been hamstrung by a vacancy since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. There will be public debates about the nominee’s credentials, past record, judicial philosophy and temperament. There will be Senate hearings and a vote.

No matter how it plays out, Americans must remember one thing above all: The person who gets confirmed will sit in a stolen seat.

It was stolen from Barack Obama, a twice-elected president who fulfilled his constitutional duty more than nine months ago by nominating Merrick Garland, a highly qualified and widely respected federal appellate judge.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: bhoscotus; donaldtrump; fakenews; garland; gop; mcconnell; merrickgarland; mitchmcconnell; newyorktimes; nyslimes; obama; scotus; senate; supremecourt; trump; trumpscotus; trumpstillwinning; trumpwinsagain
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To: Trump20162020

I love it.

I hope Ginsberg and a few of the other liberal clowns drop out soon too.

I would love it if Trump got to place 4-6 over the next 8 years.


121 posted on 12/25/2016 6:26:54 AM PST by boycott (S)
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To: Trump20162020

bitter clingers indeed...


122 posted on 12/25/2016 6:27:04 AM PST by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: HomerBohn

I agree. I would love to see Trey Gowdy!


123 posted on 12/25/2016 6:27:13 AM PST by mommab2003 (Stop these White House Chefs!!!)
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To: Bryanw92

Astute observation.


124 posted on 12/25/2016 6:28:22 AM PST by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: Trump20162020

Boo-freaking-hoo! The vacant seat was not Zero’s, therefore could not be stolen. The American people are thankful another America-hating twit is not sitting on the court for decades.


125 posted on 12/25/2016 6:28:30 AM PST by bigredkitty1 (March 5, 2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
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To: DoodleDawg

>>Most will. Some will have holds placed on them. All will be put through hearings designed to embarrass them and smear them. And I expect the Supreme Court nominee will be filibustered, at least for a while, in response for Merrick. <<

They will be Thomased.

And if the dems can go nuclear on the lower courts, we can do so on the SC.

I give up on bipartisanship. Whoever is in charge runs things. Period.


126 posted on 12/25/2016 6:29:00 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Merry Christmas -- God bless us, every one)
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To: Trump20162020
This article demonstrates why the Left is still suffering from a psychosis called Recent Election Trump Acceptance Resistance Disorder....
127 posted on 12/25/2016 6:29:00 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: Trump20162020

I believe Scalia’s life was stolen by either Clinton or Obama lackeys.


128 posted on 12/25/2016 6:29:19 AM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: Trump20162020
NYT, you are going lose Supreme Court cases now. And lose them. And lose them. And lose them some more.

If you want to achieve progressive goals, you will now have to go to Congress to get them passed into law, as the Founders intended. You will have to make your arguments before the whole country instead of sneaking them in through court decisions.

A generational setback for Socialism, just like during the Reagan years. Weep, Leftists, for you have again been crushed by the American public you so despise. :)

129 posted on 12/25/2016 6:29:55 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: exit82
All she ran on was she had a vagina, and Trump would grab it. Trump would not touch that with a ten foot pole. Or a ten foot Romanian either.

Which brings to mind just how incredibly skanky Huma is. Married to the Weiner, and beds down with Cankles. Jeez.

130 posted on 12/25/2016 6:30:13 AM PST by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz)
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To: Uncle Sam 911
How about stolen journalism by the Times, posing as a legitimate newspaper?

Jayson Thomas Blair (born March 23, 1976) is an American journalist formerly with The New York Times. He resigned from the newspaper in May 2003 in the wake of the discovery of plagiarism and fabrication in his stories

FAKE STORIES INDEEDIE. Take a look in the mirror you old grey whore.




131 posted on 12/25/2016 6:30:35 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: freedumb2003
And if the dems can go nuclear on the lower courts, we can do so on the SC.

They don't have the votes. I can think of half a dozen Republicans who will vote against the nuclear option.

132 posted on 12/25/2016 6:31:14 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: phoneman08

And Huma is Muslim Brotherhood and a Saudi agent.

Thank God we have Trump now.

Our country was hanging by a thread—literally.

Merry Christmas to you!


133 posted on 12/25/2016 6:31:37 AM PST by exit82 (Making America Great Again begins with........me.)
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To: Trump20162020
No matter how it plays out, Americans must remember one thing above all: The person who gets confirmed will sit in a stolen seat.

BEST. ELECTION. EVER!!!!!!!

Is it wrong to feel this good?

134 posted on 12/25/2016 6:32:16 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Trump20162020

LOL! More winning! I wonder why they didn’t have a screed about Hillary’s nomination being stolen from Bernie....


135 posted on 12/25/2016 6:35:26 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Trump20162020

It was not stolen. The twice elected muslim president did such lousy job. He was unable to get the votes needed in the congress because the American people had rejected his actions. In recent mid-terms his policies were clobbered. Therefore, representatives were sent to stop him.
The Republicans gave him enough rope to hamstring the Democratic Party for at least the next 3 election cycles.


136 posted on 12/25/2016 6:36:42 AM PST by Demanwideplan
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To: Lisbon1940
If the facts were reversed, you can be sure they would be ramming through another lesbian.

Or a "migrant" Islamist.

137 posted on 12/25/2016 6:38:04 AM PST by Kudsman (Trump or bust 2016!)
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To: Trump20162020

Not stolen. We took it back. The Supreme Court is one of the chief reasons Donald Trump won this election.


138 posted on 12/25/2016 6:38:04 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: Trump20162020

Little Pinch having another temper tantrum.


139 posted on 12/25/2016 6:38:35 AM PST by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: vette6387
What does it take to put the final nail in this abomination’s coffin?

As long as there are marxist liberal lefty billionaires out there, the NYT ain't never going out of business. Even John 'F' Kerry suggested years back that printed fake news papers will need to be bailed and supported by the US Treasury for the sake of preserving the Republic and first Amendment.

Donald Trump on NY Times: ‘Very Rich Mexican’ Carlos Slim ‘Owns a Big Chunk of the Paper,’ ‘Has a Lot of Power Over the Paper’


140 posted on 12/25/2016 6:38:39 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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