Posted on 09/20/2020 5:15:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, cited “historical precedent” to push back on CNN anchor Jake Tapper during a Sunday morning “State of the Union” debate about the battle over the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s open Supreme Court seat.
The discussion came a day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would bring to a vote President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Ginsburg, who died Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Democrats and media figures have accused Republicans of hypocrisy for withholding a vote to President Barack Obama’s pick of Merrick Garland to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016. Republicans, meanwhile, point out that the White House and Senate were divided in 2016 and are both controlled by the GOP today.
“You heard President Clinton say that all this flip-flopping by Republicans on the issue of nominating a Supreme Court justice during an election year will only increase public cynicism,” Tapper said before playing a clip of then-candidate Donald Trump insisting that Republicans “delay, delay, delay” the pick for Scalia’s open seat in 2016.
“So the Trump position for a Democratic president was ‘delay, delay, delay,’ but for him it’s urgent to confirm someone now,” Tapper said. “How do you push back against the impression voters are gonna have that there seems to be absolutely no principle at stake here, it’s just about raw power?”
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Nominate Tuesday
Confirm Wednesday
FDR nominated a member of the KKK on a Friday and he was confirmed on a Monday.
Media can piss odd about “unprecedented” nonsense
Hell....Monday & Tuesday!!!
The partisan hack should be planted first.
Just to be sure.
tapper: when did the republicans stop beating their wives?
Salmon P. Chase was nominated by A. Lincoln for CJ SCotUS December 6, 1864 and confirmed by the Senate December 6, 1864.
The. Same. Day.
If the roles were reversed, the D nominee would be confirmed tomorrow. RBG wouldn't even get a proper burial.
The fact of the matter is, the Ds are simply getting a taste of their own medicine, and they're pissed.
We owe the left NOTHING. They burnt down cities, dozens have died, businesses destroyed. What more can they possibly do? Why even entertain the thought of appeasing them?
Just hold the hearings and declare that any rioters in the Capitol building will be arrested. Put D.C. under military control.
How an Ex-KKK Member Made His Way Onto the U.S. Supreme Court
https://www.history.com/news/kkk-supreme-court-hugo-black-fdr
“How do you push back against the impression voters are gonna have that there seems to be absolutely no principle at stake here, it’s just about raw power?”
Republicans have the White House to nominate; Republicans have the Senate to confirm; Dims should get over it. Raw naked constitutional politics.
Excellent push back on Tapper’s attempts to land a knockout blow. The Left is reeling.
POTUS & McConnell obviously have a plan in hand and were ready to go into action immediately upon RBG’s death.
Life would be much simpler, if we still had those bills.
Not exactly a chase.
What inflation'll do to ya...
Getter done!
I imagine they did everything possible to keep her alive until next year. Oh well.
Lincoln nominated Samuel Chase & got him voted & confirmed on the same day......
Tapper could use some education
I didn’t read post #7 first.....
Marc Short is a very cool and composed guy. He did an excellent job nailing Tapper to the floor.
Got Jake a tweet...
Jake...Jake...Jake - as you and the Obamaphiles were so wont to say, “Elections have consequences and we won!”
Tell me the Dems wouldn’t be doing the exact same thing - only with your blessing...go on, lie to me.
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