Posted on 03/16/2016 7:34:32 AM PDT by Kaslin
Editor's note: A previous version of this story stated President Obama will appoint Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. That is incorrect. President Obama will nominate Garland for the position.
According to a report in POLITICO, President Obama will nominate Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court as a replacement for late Justice Antonin Scalia, who died last month. Obama will make the announcement from the Rose Garden at 11 a.m. eastern.
Merrick Garland was on short list for SCOTUS twice before. Highly-regarded judge and prosecutor, who's won bipartisan plaudits.— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) March 16, 2016
In an email announcement sent by the White House earlier today, Obama said without naming Garland that his nominee possesses "an independent mind, unimpeachable credentials and an unquestionable mastery of law."
Before landing on Garland, at least six potentially nominees for the position asked President Obama to take their names out of consideration as Senate Republicans firmly stand their ground against holding confirmation hearings.
"We intend to exercise the constitutional power granted the Senate under Article II, Section 2 to ensure the American people are not deprived of the opportunity to engage in a full and robust debate over the type of jurist they wish to decide some of the most critical issues of our time. Not since 1932 has the Senate confirmed in a presidential election year a Supreme Court nominee to a vacancy arising in that year. And it is necessary to go even further back — to 1888 — in order to find an election year nominee who was nominated and confirmed under divided government, as we have now," Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans wrote in a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in February. "Accordingly, given the particular circumstances under which this vacancy arises, we wish to inform you of our intention to exercise our constitutional authority to withhold consent on any nominee to the Supreme Court submitted by this President to fill Justice Scalia’s vacancy. Because our decision is based on constitutional principle and born of a necessity to protect the will of the American people, this Committee will not hold hearings on any Supreme Court nominee until after our next President is sworn in on January 20, 2017."
More to come...
That’s why that arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave wants him.
Outstanding logic, and I think you are right
Garland prosecuted Timothy McVeigh. If the 2A is abridged by the “Law” and you refuse to obey it....
I think you know where this is going....
I am sure Mitch McConnell has no intention of allowing a liberal Supreme Court Judge to be appointed. And Trump has probably already discussed it with him. Trump wants to make that pick. Maybe Diane Sykes like he mentioned or Tom Pryor.
Yes, he will.
Heck, you can go to jail in DC just for having a spent piece of brass in your car.
Emily Get’s Her Gun book details these types of incidents.
IF this guy is a gun-grabber on top of being a liberal hack...DOA!
Not true.
If Romney had stayed out of it, he would have absolutely risen in the polls.
Once there was an attack, then he’s been on defense ever since and STILL winning.
What candidate will they put up in November who will be able to do that, huh? Nobody.
December 19, 2001 The American Prospect listed Merrick Garland as a “First Tier” pick for SCOTUS should Al Gore be President
http://prospect.org/article/contenders-high-court
Bork ‘em.
By hook or crook
It is those NYC values, don't you know............
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