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Bush AG Gonzales: ‘No question’ Obama has ‘obligation’ to fill Court vacancy (Minion Alert)
Raw Story/CNN ^ | 2/15/2016 | David Edwards

Posted on 02/15/2016 11:07:39 AM PST by usafa92

Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States under President George W. Bush, said on Monday that President Barack Obama had an "obligation" to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court.

Following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Republican presidential candidates and other party leaders argued that President Obama should not attempt to fill the vacancy in his last 11 months, and that the next president should make the appointment instead.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; obama; scotus; supremecourt
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To: usafa92

Who the heck ASKED Speedy Gonzalez for his opinion? NO ONE, I’ll wager. Just can’t live without his 15 seconds of fame, I guess.


21 posted on 02/15/2016 11:34:36 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: usafa92

And congress has the obligation to block him.


22 posted on 02/15/2016 11:40:49 AM PST by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: usafa92
Before you get excited I picked up on this one:

I suspect President Obama is going to do his job,” he continued. “And after he does his job and nominating a hopefully qualified individual, the Senate will do its job eventually on its own calendar.”

On its OWN calendar....that means next year.

23 posted on 02/15/2016 11:40:59 AM PST by sickoflibs (Trumpetir : 'I don't care what he says, or ever said. He is the only one I trust"')
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To: sickoflibs

Just Like Cruz another Bush appointee


24 posted on 02/15/2016 12:28:47 PM PST by scooby321
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To: usafa92
Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States under President George W. Bush, said on Monday that President Barack Obama had an "obligation" to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court.

Well, I suppose he has an obligation to try. The Republican congress has an obligation to prevent that from happening, and if Mitch McConnell forgets that, it will be the end of the Republican Party.

25 posted on 02/15/2016 12:33:45 PM PST by Kenton
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To: usafa92

The pubbies will trade a USSC seat for a tax decrease on upper income people.


26 posted on 02/15/2016 7:15:35 PM PST by Glad2bnuts (Obama, leader of the Jayvee team.)
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