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If Republicans block Obama’s Supreme Court nomination, he wins anyway
Washington Post ^ | 02/14/2016 | Linda Hirshman

Posted on 02/14/2016 12:45:02 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: digger48

Independent analysis of facts is forbidden, comrade.


41 posted on 02/14/2016 2:04:40 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: 1rudeboy

“How do we get rid of lifetime appointments ?
To the Supreme Court? Well, we could all move to Venezuela or some other banana republic.”

If Obama gets his way, before he leaves office, (if he leaves) we will already be a banana republic.


42 posted on 02/14/2016 2:06:50 PM PST by kagnew
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To: LostInBayport

The term is over and any new judge would not have not had time to deliberate over the substance of the cases. He/she ought to recuse themselves anyway.


43 posted on 02/14/2016 2:07:00 PM PST by RobbyS (What about the size of the national debt?)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

That’s a great point. You’re right.


44 posted on 02/14/2016 2:12:42 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (02-13-2016. America's Blackest Day.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
I don't get this reasoning.

Well, it's liberal logic, so don't expect it make any sense.

45 posted on 02/14/2016 2:17:00 PM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: SeekAndFind

46 posted on 02/14/2016 2:20:08 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: SeekAndFind
Total BS. Whatever happens between now and the next President being sworn in pales by comparison to the decades a Justice might be on the bench.

This is typical democrat fascist trash talk intended to encourage the Republican hogs to shrug their shoulders, give Barry what he wants, and go back to feeding at the trough.

47 posted on 02/14/2016 2:25:09 PM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Was this written by McConnel and Boehner?

“We can’t oppose Obama because he opposes us.”


48 posted on 02/14/2016 2:34:40 PM PST by Organic Panic
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To: SeekAndFind

BORK!!!


49 posted on 02/14/2016 2:34:55 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: SeekAndFind
This is laughable. Okaaaay, Linda Hirshman... we believe your sincerity.
50 posted on 02/14/2016 2:45:39 PM PST by Shelayne
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To: SeekAndFind

Nope. We win.


51 posted on 02/14/2016 3:10:43 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Obama and company are going to go for a fig leaf on the Supreme Court in order to go for the guns.
Can't confiscate people's wealth in total (401Ks, IRAs) without making sure the people can't take action.
52 posted on 02/14/2016 3:14:17 PM PST by Tench_Coxe (For every Allende, there is a Pinochet)
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To: Tench_Coxe

Excellent observation.


53 posted on 02/14/2016 3:57:42 PM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: SeekAndFind

She makes no sense. (She works for the Compost)

She’s saying the Republicans better confirm right away whoever Obama nominates otherwise some of the 4-4 decisions this year will go in Obama’s favor?!

And what would happen if Obama’s stooge gets confirmed?


54 posted on 02/14/2016 4:26:41 PM PST by aquila48
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To: Angels27

Well, w’ll see if Grassley is steadfast. If Hatch were chairman, there would be a quick cave for sure.


55 posted on 02/14/2016 7:48:19 PM PST by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: SeekAndFind; Trueblackman; DeathBeforeDishonor1; Theodore R.; digger48; dp0622; Regulator; ...

S.RES. 334. EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE PRES. SHOULD NOT MAKE RECESS APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUPREME COURT, EXCEPT TO PREVENT OR END A BREAKDOWN IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT’S BUSINESS. KEATING MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO JUDICARY COMM.

Dems in Senate passed a resolution in 1960 against election year Supreme Court appointments
By Thomas Lifson

Read it and weep, Democrats. The shoe is on the other foot. David Bernstein at the Washington Post’s Volokh Conspiracy blog:

Thanks to a VC commenter, I discovered that in August 1960, the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a resolution, S.RES. 334, Expressing the sense of the Senate that the president should not make recess appointments to the Supreme Court, except to prevent or end a breakdown in the administration of the Court’s business. Each of President Eisenhower’s SCOTUS appointments had initially been a recess appointment who was later confirmed by the Senate, and the Democrats were apparently concerned that Ike would try to fill any last-minute vacancy that might arise with a recess appointment.

The GOP opposed this, of course. Hypocrisy goes two ways. But the majority won.

As it should this time.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/02/dems_in_senate_passed_a_resolution_in1960_against_election_year_supreme_court_appointments.html

S.RES. 334. EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE PRES. SHOULD NOT MAKE RECESS APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUPREME COURT, EXCEPT TO PREVENT OR END A BREAKDOWN IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT’S BUSINESS. KEATING MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO JUDICARY COMM.


56 posted on 02/14/2016 7:56:45 PM PST by GOPJ (Hillary has 416 'superdelegates'... Bernie has 14... Wake up democrats - the election's rigged.)
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To: GOPJ

Repubs should have been quoting that all day today!!


57 posted on 02/14/2016 10:53:31 PM PST by dp0622
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S.RES. 334. EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE PRES. SHOULD NOT MAKE RECESS APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUPREME COURT, EXCEPT TO PREVENT OR END A BREAKDOWN IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT’S BUSINESS. KEATING MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO JUDICARY COMM.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s415

Oh - and there’s this cutie Schumer thing (you’ll like this one too dpo622):

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/schumer-in-2007-dont-confirm-any-bush-supreme-court-nominee/article/2583283


58 posted on 02/15/2016 8:55:51 AM PST by GOPJ (Hillary has 416 'superdelegates'... Bernie has 14... Wake up democrats - the election's rigged.)
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