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BREAKING: Supreme Court nomination [email from the democrats]
email | Feb 13, 2016 | democrats

Posted on 02/13/2016 8:29:15 PM PST by upchuck

Breaking news from the GOP debate stage:

In tonight's debate, the Republican presidential candidates were asked whether or not President Obama should nominate a new justice to the Supreme Court. They said Congress should block, delay, or otherwise refuse to allow the President to fill this vacancy.

There's no excuse for this. It's putting partisan politics above the Constitution and the rule of law, and it's appalling to hear from any public official -- let alone someone who thinks he should be the next President of the United States.

And they're not alone. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell -- who is responsible for scheduling votes in the Senate -- has already said that "this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President."

But no matter what Mitch McConnell says, President Obama is going to fulfill his constitutional obligation to nominate a successor to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court -- and that nominee deserves a fair hearing in the Senate.

[Request to further this via signing a petition removed.]

Thanks,

Democrats


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To: upchuck

Obama’s gonna nominate Stedman (Holder) or Lynch. Neither is going anywhere as long as the ‘Pubs don’t lose their nerve. Oh, wait...


21 posted on 02/13/2016 8:48:14 PM PST by twister881
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To: upchuck

ANY Progressive is inherently unable to honor their oaths of office as they whole lot is wedded to Arbitrary government.


22 posted on 02/13/2016 8:49:51 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: upchuck


Harry "Quisling" Reid and his Democrat colleagues demand vote on Scalia replacement.
23 posted on 02/13/2016 8:53:41 PM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: twister881

Maybe nominate Hillary. Bernie in the WH and Hill on the court would really dispel the notion that he doesn’t know what he’s doing.


24 posted on 02/13/2016 8:53:53 PM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Amen, Remember the Bork......in other words Obama and the Democratic party want to stack the USSC.....that’s why we now have the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution for term limits on the Presidency because good old FDR was stacking the US Supreme Court.


25 posted on 02/13/2016 8:55:21 PM PST by kagnew
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To: DoughtyOne

Amen, Remember the Bork......in other words Obama and the Democratic party want to stack the USSC.....that’s why we now have the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution for term limits on the Presidency because good old FDR was stacking the US Supreme Court.


26 posted on 02/13/2016 8:55:22 PM PST by kagnew
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To: Sarah Barracuda

“... since it benefits the Democrats”

You are exactly correct. The DemocRATS only want this to be a hurry-up thing so they can stack the court with another radical liberal.

It’s only logical .. how else do people expect Obama to fulfill his dream of “transforming” America ..??????


27 posted on 02/13/2016 8:56:52 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The Fields are White Unto Harvest")
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To: upchuck

What fortuitous timing for the democrats.

There were some very serious cases coming up before the court where Justice Scalia would have been likely ben the deciding vote on decisions not favorable to Obama and the democrats; abortion, Little Sisters of the Poor, labor union “fair share” fees, college admissions Affirmative Action, separation of church and state, Obama’s Clean Power Plan...

A suspicious person might wonder how the democrats got so lucky.

But events seem to frequently work out in their favor.

Andrew Breitbart who supposedly ded of a massive heart attack, walking outside late at night, alone, in the dark approximately one week before he was to produce tapes of Obama’s extremist activities in college.

Obama’s ‘Dead Pool’
http://www.nachumlist.com/deadpool.htm

Vince Foster ex Hillary lover and Clinton confidant supposedly commits suicide just as he was ready to spill the beans on Hillary’s and Bill’s dirty deals in Arkansas,

Ron Brown, Clinton insider who was soon to be indicted and said he wouldn’t go down alone dies in plane crash.

There were so many so called suicides related to the Clintons in Arkansas that the mnemonic ASS for Arkansas Suicide Syndrome was coined.

90 SUSPICIOUS DEATHS OF INDIVIDUALS CLOSE TO BILL CLINTON, 81 WHILE PRESIDENT

http://www.freewebs.com/jeffhead/liberty/liberty/bdycount.txt


28 posted on 02/13/2016 8:58:59 PM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: Pox

If Obama puts another America-hating, constitution-hating liberal on the SCOTUS we’re in heap big trouble.

If an open open borders GOPe amnesty pimp is elected to the presidency, we immediately get 20 million more democrat voters with millions more following. We’ll never be able to get another Republican much less conservative elected and the twin alien and Muslim invasions will turn America into a third-world hell hole with ten years.

If communist/fascist totalitarians Sanders or Hillary is elected, we get all of the above and America implodes within five years.

Those are the stakes.

Go, Cruz, GO!!

Go, Trump, GO!!

Either way, we win, they lose.

Otherwise we just lose.


29 posted on 02/13/2016 9:00:00 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to to God!)
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To: upchuck

“There’s no excuse for this. It’s putting partisan politics above the Constitution and the rule of law”

Well, the rule of law doesn’t seem to bother the RATs when it suits them!


30 posted on 02/13/2016 9:00:11 PM PST by vette6387
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To: The Final Harvest

Unfortunately the transformation of America already happened, Obama already got what he wanted, Muslims and illegal aliens run the show here. Muslims go into restaurants and stab Jewish patrons, not a peep about it, the FBI can’t figure out a “Motive” cops are being murdered left and right, not a peep about it from our President, not a word of condolence, NOTHING, instead Dems call cops racist for shooting blacks, when blacks kill blacks EVERY SINGLE DAY..Obama unfortunately already succeeded in the transformation, even if his radical leftist Supreme Court nominee doesn’t get appointed


31 posted on 02/13/2016 9:01:50 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Well .. I believe Obama has just begun to tear this country apart. The stuff taking place now is just to antagonize everybody.

However, if he can get control of the Supreme Court, he can get sweeping changes made and no court to challenge him.

Again .. He’s only just begun ............


32 posted on 02/13/2016 9:05:07 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The Fields are White Unto Harvest")
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To: upchuck

I sure wish right now we were arguing over whether or not President Romney should be renominated for another 4 years as POTUS given these circumstances...


33 posted on 02/13/2016 9:08:02 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: upchuck

“It’s putting partisan politics above the Constitution and the rule of law.”

LMAO as if....


34 posted on 02/13/2016 9:09:51 PM PST by NImerc
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To: upchuck

All Democrats—Obama, Hillary!, and Sanders—have promised that all their nominees will “protect a woman’s right to choose” to have her baby chopped to pieces. Nothing partisan or political about that, right? Just protecting the Constitution and the rule of law, right?


35 posted on 02/13/2016 9:10:07 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: upchuck

The cynic in me expects the first openly gay nomination...and the gop will be scared to oppose it.


36 posted on 02/13/2016 9:12:05 PM PST by lacrew
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To: upchuck

The Republicans should tell Obama that any Senate hearings on a possible nomination to replace Antonin Scalia will happen AFTER the following:

a. DoJ fully responds to ALL outstanding questions on Fast and Furious.

b. DoJ fully responds to all issues related to Clinton’s e-mail server, violations of security requirements for classified materials, etc. (In other words - first appoint a special prosecutor to deal with the issue IMPARTIALLY - or no hearings for a replacement Justice.)

c. Since the new Justice would likely be the deciding vote on critical issues to Obama’s legacy - like his illegal attempts to give amnesty, not enforce immigration laws, etc. ....all those ‘pleadings before the Supreme Court’ must be withdrawn and the lower court rulings accepted.


37 posted on 02/13/2016 9:12:42 PM PST by Vineyard
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To: upchuck
...and that nominee deserves a fair hearing in the Senate...and of course he or she will get a fair hearing - it might take five months, after which he or she will be turned down, but there will be a fair hearing - and a fair hearing for the next nominee Obama sends up - which might also take five months or so before being turned down - and of course for the next - opps, sorry - out of time......
38 posted on 02/13/2016 9:13:03 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Vineyard

Bingggg Go! exactly....


39 posted on 02/13/2016 9:16:26 PM PST by ShivaFan
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To: upchuck

Obola will nominate a one legged black lesbian troll and dare the pubs to deny the nomination. They will fold like a paper knife.

Dear Lord, I know you are in control and allowed this to happen. Please guide and protect Your people through the coming storm. In Jesus’ holy name, amen.


40 posted on 02/13/2016 9:24:12 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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