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Merkley: Supreme Court vacant seat 'is being stolen from the Obama administration'
The Washington Examiner ^ | November 11, 2016 | Ryan Lovelace

Posted on 11/11/2016 11:53:43 AM PST by kevcol

"The seat that is sitting empty is being stolen. It's being stolen from the Obama administration and the construct of our Constitution and it's being delivered to an administration that has no right to fill it," Merkley said.
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When pressed on his answer further, Merkley said he thought any nominee put forward by the president-elect in the next administration would be "illegitimate."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: jeffmerkley; scalia; scotus; trump
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To: wastoute

Hey buttercup, you lost, Trump won, America won, get over it. Eight years of America and Americans first.


21 posted on 11/11/2016 11:59:39 AM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex)
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To: kevcol

Wah.


22 posted on 11/11/2016 11:59:59 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Kozy

Eight? Let’s shoot for 16, better yet, 24.


23 posted on 11/11/2016 12:01:06 PM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: kevcol

Wanker


24 posted on 11/11/2016 12:01:08 PM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: mrmeyer

It is not being stolen. It is all according to the rules. You lost. Get over it.


25 posted on 11/11/2016 12:02:19 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: kevcol

Choke on it, Nazi!


26 posted on 11/11/2016 12:02:30 PM PST by WKTimpco
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To: kevcol

You know.. I did wonder why the Dem didn’t fight like hell to get Obama’s appointment...

And the answer was obvious they were SO SURE Hillary would win and win big over Trump ...then the Dem could pick a really crazy hardcore leftist and beat the Rep. over the head with obstruction of the new president in the press


27 posted on 11/11/2016 12:03:00 PM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: kevcol

There is nothing in the Constitution stating how many Justices shall be on the Supreme Court, only that Congress may “advise and consent”.
Congress is “advising and consenting” to 8 justices.
Deal with it.


28 posted on 11/11/2016 12:03:01 PM PST by ctdonath2 ("If anyone will not listen to your words, shake the dust from your feet and leave them." - Jesus)
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To: kevcol
Nothing was stolen. Obama got to make his nomination.

The Senate advised that it was best to let the people decide in the upcoming election, so consent was deferred.

-PJ

29 posted on 11/11/2016 12:03:33 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: wastoute

If Ginsberg quits, Trump will be the one naming her replacement. :=)


30 posted on 11/11/2016 12:03:39 PM PST by Bob (No, being a US Senator and the Secretary of State are not accomplishments; they're jobs.)
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To: kevcol

31 posted on 11/11/2016 12:04:20 PM PST by Dogbert41 (All the days of my life were written in your book before there was one of them!)
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To: kevcol
Merkin Muffley?


32 posted on 11/11/2016 12:04:28 PM PST by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: kevcol
If it were 2008 and George W. Bush was still in office, what would Harry Reid have done?

Senator Merkley is a hypocrite.

33 posted on 11/11/2016 12:04:30 PM PST by InABunkerUnderSF (Proudly deplorable since 2016.)
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To: Mears

bfl


34 posted on 11/11/2016 12:04:46 PM PST by Mears
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To: Bob

She said she would. Let’s see!


35 posted on 11/11/2016 12:04:58 PM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: kevcol

Typical sicko leftist. They really think they’re entitled.


36 posted on 11/11/2016 12:05:52 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: NohSpinZone

When did he shave off the mustache?


37 posted on 11/11/2016 12:06:26 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: kevcol

Shall I call a wambulance?


38 posted on 11/11/2016 12:06:39 PM PST by gathersnomoss
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To: kevcol

Good!

Last thing we need is a socialistic Constitution hating scumbag like Barry would nominate.


39 posted on 11/11/2016 12:07:03 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: kevcol
Who is this moron, anyway?

But to clarify for him: The authority to appoint the next Supreme Court Justice was given to President-elect Trump by the American people.

40 posted on 11/11/2016 12:07:45 PM PST by Savage Beast (Trump is the Resistance! Vive la résistance!)
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