Another judicial dirty trick from Senate Republicans

The Los Angeles Times ^ | January 03, 2017 | The Editorial Board

[Trump20162020]

One of 2016’s most spectacular examples of government dysfunction was the U.S. Senate’s outrageous refusal to consider President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. That dereliction of duty by the Republican majority not only denied a sitting president his constitutional prerogative to fill vacancies in the court (so that the appointment would go instead to a hoped-for Republican successor). It also prevented the court from resolving a handful of cases because of a 4-4 split and probably discouraged the justices from accepting other cases because of the possibility of a similar deadlock.

Less well known is the fact that the Senate also failed to hold floor votes on 24 Obama nominees for lifetime federal judgeships who had been cleared by the Senate Judiciary Committee. They are among 59 aspiring judicial appointees whose nominations will expire when the 114th Congress fades into history this month.

[READINABLUESTATE]

:)

[5th MEB]

I notice it’s only a dirty trick when Republicans do it.
Never any mention of shoving down our throats bad policy when Demonrats have the majority.
Never any mention of stonewalling and stupid sit’ins when they are not happy.

[goldstategop]

More partisan sour grapes from the MSM.

Howler is LAT expects Trump to resubmit liberal Obama federal judicial nominees for Senate confirmation.

Uh - that’s why we have elections, stupid. LAT doesn’t like the outcome.

They need to STFU.

[Political Junkie Too]

LAT, when are you going to release the Obama-Khalidi tapes?

-PJ

[bkopto]

[Da Bilge Troll]

Somebody call a waaambulance!

[rjsimmon]

I heard someone say t.s. when I was small. I asked my mother what it meant and she said, “tough shoveling.” I was an adult before I learned what it really meant.

Telly Savalas?
Temporal Shift?
Test Standard?
Tuesday Special?

Do NOT keep me in suspense...

[American in Israel]

Those dirty republicans, doing it like democrats! (Following standard procedure)

[Myrddin]

Assassinating a sitting justice of the SCOTUS is a "dirty trick". The cleaners ensured the evidence was hidden and his body was promptly cremated to prevent any further investigation. Zero apologies for not playing along with the game to kill and replace with a lefty.

[Pontiac]

That dereliction of duty by the Republican majority not only denied a sitting president his constitutional prerogative to fill vacancies in the court (so that the appointment would go instead to a hoped-for Republican successor).

Well it worked didn’t it?

I also read in this an either total ignorance of the Constitution or a intentional effort to mislead the public as to the Constitutional powers of Congress and the President.

The power to create or eliminate courts lies with Congress. The minimum number of judges constitutionally required on the USSC is two. If congress so choses it could eliminate 1 or 7 seats. Congress could also create as many USSC seats as they desire.

The congress could also eliminate any or all inferior courts that find obnoxious. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals could be on the chopping block anytime the Congress has had enough

Congress is under no requirement to approve the appointment of any judge or any other office holder. The Congress can also by legislation eliminate any Federal office other than the President himself.

[Rashputin]

If it's in the Liberal Anglo Times, it's bullchit.

[xzins]

Their own article answered their objection. They said “The Senate Denied”.

In other words, the Senate had the power to deny.

So, LAT, no one prevented Obama from nominating William Pryor to the bench, someone he knows would have been approved by the Senate.

[Ancesthntr]

If these (and similar) bitches are whining, then the Senate actually did something right.

All’s fair in love and war - and politics is war, make no mistake about it.

[bigtoona]

Question, if I have a shaudenBoner for more than 4 years, do I need to seek medical attention??

[EDINVA]

And they can thank former Senator Harry Reid. Karma’s just a plain ole bitc#.

[stylin19a]

no kidding.
Nixon spawned the RATs to establish the OIC.
After is was used on Bill Clinton, it was adiosed as “archaic”....
adiosed with a Republican congress having the RATs screaming in their ear to end it.

[Organic Panic]

“his constitutional prerogative”

YEP. And it’s the senate’s constitutional prerogative to tell the president to pound sand.

[M Kehoe]

To the LAT editorial board: Go pound sand.

5.56mm

[freedumb2003]

You know, we are getting all the good stuff except “the lamentations of their women” (hysterical hiLIARY snowflakes gettin’ the vapors don’t count).

All told, the left MSM is getting shriller and it is like a lullaby to me.

[Grampa Dave]

Question, if I have a Schadenboner for more than 4 years, do I need to seek medical attention??

At my old age, I’m hoping and planning on enjoying my Schadenboner for at least 8 more years. My conservative FP and Cardio doc tell me being happy is half the battle of stay around and being healthy.