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Chuck Schumer threatens filibuster if Trump doesn't pick 'mainstream' court candidate
The Hill ^ | 11/20/2016 | BY JESSIE HELLMANN

Posted on 11/21/2016 7:29:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned Sunday that Democrats would filibuster Donald Trump's Supreme Court candidates if they are not "mainstream."

"If he doesn't nominate a mainstream candidate, we're going to go at him with everything we've got ... Because this is so, so important," Schumer said on NBC's "Meet the Press." While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had suggested doing away with the filibuster, Schumer said Republicans "don't come with clean hands, having delayed Merrick Garland for a whole year."

President Obama nominated Garland to fill the vacancy left by the death of Antonin Scalia, but the Republican Senate blocked the nomination in hopes that a Republican would win the White House.

When Trump takes office in January, he will almost certainly appoint a conservative nominee to fill the vacancy.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 114th; 115th; chuckschumer; courts; filibuster; merrickgarland; schumerfilibuster; scotus; trumpscotus; trumptransition
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To: SeekAndFind

Schmuckie—Pimpocrat extraordinaire.


61 posted on 11/21/2016 8:05:02 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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The Supreme Court is more important for conservatives than liberals.


62 posted on 11/21/2016 8:09:10 AM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: Scrambler Bob

An early symbol for the Democrat Party was the Rooster. One could combine the old with the new and come up with Chicken-Ass as a moniker/mascot for the party.


63 posted on 11/21/2016 8:09:15 AM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: jazminerose

Yep, elections have consequences... Supreme Court was a major part of the campaign.


64 posted on 11/21/2016 8:15:14 AM PST by TiGuy22
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To: SeekAndFind

This is the same stuff Chuckie pulled when Bush was in office. I can just see and hear him with that obnoxious voice declaring that such and such nominee is “out of the mainstream.”

The only bright side I can see is that Schumer does not play well outside of NY.


65 posted on 11/21/2016 8:15:37 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: SeekAndFind

Start investigating Amy Schumer relative.


66 posted on 11/21/2016 8:16:57 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: SeekAndFind

Chucky, Chucky, Chucky, here’s the deal, elections have consequences. Deal with it, we had to.


67 posted on 11/21/2016 8:20:15 AM PST by TJP1944
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To: Nifster

Ryan, Mitch, Graham, McCain will all go with the dems on everything against Trump...


68 posted on 11/21/2016 8:20:22 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: nhwingut

If the hearse-horse always snickers when he hauls a lawyer away, he’ll be laughing out loud when he hauls these two putrifying aclu nutcakes. Buzzie and Brayer, can’t leave too soon.


69 posted on 11/21/2016 8:21:10 AM PST by Bedford Forrest (Roger, Contact, Judy, Out. Fox One. Splash one.<I>)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Democrats gave the Republicans the hammer with their shenanigans over the last couple of years.

Time for it to drop.


70 posted on 11/21/2016 8:22:53 AM PST by servo1969
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To: SeekAndFind

I think that Schumer’s definition of “mainstream” and America’s definition, differ a bit.


71 posted on 11/21/2016 8:32:20 AM PST by wbill
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To: DoodleDawg

>>They would never get the 51 votes needed. I can easily think of half a dozen Republicans who would vote against repealing the filibuster.<<

Why don’t you list them so that I would be able to easily think of a half dozen Republicans who’d lose their primaries the next time they’re up for election.

We can stand to lose two, assuming Pence gets to cast a tie vote. And it would be nice if those two were up in 2018.


72 posted on 11/21/2016 8:32:43 AM PST by Norseman (Defund the Left....completely!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hasn’t been a year. Scalia died Feb ‘16.


73 posted on 11/21/2016 8:34:51 AM PST by alpo (Resist we much)
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump should start back channel threats now. Turtle should not have a peaceful Christmas unless he is with Trump 100%.


74 posted on 11/21/2016 8:36:05 AM PST by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: butlerweave
“The Voters just told Schumer and his Dems to stuff their Mainstream”

The Voters just told Schumer and his Dems to stuff their version of “Mainstream”, pushed by the Left Wing MSM.

75 posted on 11/21/2016 8:42:34 AM PST by Yulee (Village of Albion)
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To: Norseman
Why don’t you list them so that I would be able to easily think of a half dozen Republicans who’d lose their primaries the next time they’re up for election.

McCain, Graham, Collins, Sasse, Hatch, and Flake are my guesses. There could be more.

76 posted on 11/21/2016 8:43:21 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: WayneS

Merrick Garland for starters ........ (anti 2A, etc.)


77 posted on 11/21/2016 8:44:35 AM PST by Qiviut (In Islam you have to die for Allah. The God I worship died for me. [Franklin Graham])
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To: SeekAndFind

Try it, SCHMUCK!


78 posted on 11/21/2016 9:08:33 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: SeekAndFind

FU


79 posted on 11/21/2016 9:10:45 AM PST by NCDave (AKA, "That idiot over there")
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To: SeekAndFind
Harry Reid changed the rules. 51 votes for Presidential appointees. Blowback Chuckie.
80 posted on 11/21/2016 9:44:42 AM PST by Myrddin
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