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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Thanks for this little gift on Christmas. When I saw where it was from I guessed correctly what it was about. Made me smile.
A Supreme Court nominee is the last appointment that can be filibustered. Don’t be surprised if it is.
The difference is that Donald Trump is going to appoint a Supreme Court Justice! Barack Hussein Obama nominated another Supreme Court Activist.
FAKE NEWS! All lies.....as usual with the NYT....only it’s going to be getting a lot worse in the next 8 years.......
Remember Robert Bork!!!
They have always been. They are really coming out of the woodwork now.
No - it wasn’t. If Hillary had won the seat would have gone to her pick.
Fake news from a fake newspaper.
Exactly right!
Further, there are many examples in the past to show this is SOP for a lame duck administration.
Ow all these special snowflakes are hurting! Let is snow let it snow let it snow!
Utter nonsense
How about cutting it down to about 3 justices.
Original SCOTUS was 6 justices.
I think with the current climate and the Senate Dems up in 18 that no filibuster will make.
Trumps nominees sail.
NYT is reduced to inflaming nonsensical entitlement in its readers.
What an unAmerican group of people.
My truck now runs on liberal tears. This article just helped to fill the tank. Great gas mileage!
The irony of that opinion piece is palpable. The author wines about “slippery slopes” and “political norms” when it has been the LEFTIS who began breaking all the traditions such as politics ending at water’s edge and of course ended the filibuster.
Some things true about all liberals: no shame and no perception of irony.
The adults won, get over it.
Forgot the BARF alert.
Stolen SC seat indeed!
Two lesbians, one old commie crone who will move to New Zealand to retire if she doesn’t doze off and die on the bench. A ‘fixer’ as chef justice, one swinger and two certified Constitutionalists.
I hope President Trump nominates Trey Gowdy!
GOOD GRIEF just give it up, it is over, and republicans won in a massive victory, from local to state, to federal.
How about blaming who is really responsible for the left losing the House, then the Senate, and then the White House. he is called obama who moved way to the left and never give a cap about Americans, whites, working class, or America and her borders.
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