You said: I want to hear every candidate's thoughts on this. This is a clear test. Any candidate who even hints at letting Obama get a nominee on the court is disqualified in my eyes.
I'm speaking towards your "directive" above about how people in the political process of running for President should weigh in on the current vacancy when the current President still has a year left in office, Constitutionally speaking anyway. You make it some kind of "qualification" of candidates. I am just surprised at how you think that is somehow upholding the Constitution, or doing what the founders intended. That kind of stuff. It seems more to me that you want to suspend the constitutional stuff until circumstances favor the outcome you prefer. I am just calling that out is all.
I said “...in my eyes.” It is a political test. Anyone who would let Obama get his nominee on the court is disqualified from receiving my vote. I want to hear what they think on this critical issue.
I have only one vote (as I am not a Chicago Democrat) it is precious to me, and I wont give it to someone squishy on this issue.