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The American public already made their choice - twice - and that is why Obama is the President, dear head asshat of the GOP.
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How long does it take for a body to grow cold?
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Fascinating. So McConnell says that the American people – who twice elected Obama – should “have a voice” in the selection of Scalia’s replacement. And we can infer that when he says that the vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President, he presumably means a new Republican President. So what happens if Clinton or Sanders wins? If the Senate remains in Republican hands, will we have to wait until the next Presidential election? And exactly when does a President’s term end? Is it at the beginning of primary season? On election day? Because I’m old enough to remember when a President’s term lasted until Inauguration day…
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“The American people‎ should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice,"
They did, you colossal asshole. Twice.
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And if it’s a Democrat in the White House and the Dems control the Senate, what then, McConnell?
At that point, you’ll be throwing embolisms over the fact you COULD have had a centrist compromise justice rather than whomever Clinton or Sanders nominates.
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“The American people‎ should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice," McConnell said in a statement released Saturday evening.
They already did…when they overwhelmingly reelected President Obama. So do your job.
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" Get thee back into thine hard hovel , ye miscreant " –
Another missed opportunity for the GOP to improve their image. If they came across as reasonable, then perhaps it would help their candidates’ (presidential and senatorial) chances in November, and then they could get all the bat-s#it appointees they wanted next year, or during a possible GOP administration.
Their reasoning that a president with 11 mos left in a term cannot appoint someone to the highest court in the land might actually be viewed as unreasonable by the majority of the people.
Scalia’s body isn’t even cold yet, and the GOP Obstructionists are already refusing to approve ANY nomination. The GOP won’t approve of anyone Obama nominates, even if he could nominate Scalia himself.
So I propose a solution that even the GOP can’t oppose. I propose the new Supreme Court Justice should be Dead Antonin Scalia. He has already been confirmed once, he merely needs to be returned to his office after embalming. Nobody will know the difference, Scalia often slept during SCOTUS hearings.
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joined conservatives who were calling for a delay in confirming Scalia’s replacement until after the next President is elected
Fucking traitorous scumbag.
The longest it has ever taken to confirm a Supreme Court nominee is 125 days. Obama has 342 days left in office. So even if they took literally twice the amount of time than the longest confirmation of a nominee, it can be easily done while President Obama is on office. This is naked partisan bullshit and racist crap. Fuck McConnell in the ass with a chain saw.
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Obama will make a speech and announce a nominee - What are you going to do about it Mitch? try to get the Supreme Court to issue a gag order on Obama? An injunction against Obama performing his duty?
Democrats - this is your call to action!! Get Out and Vote! If all Dems vote, this will be a win and a strong rebuke to GOP obstructionism!
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McConnell: “Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President.”
Translation: “We hope a Republican is elected and so we will try to block any attempt this uppity ni**er makes to appoint a replacement.”
Yes, you aged piece of GOP sht, good luck with that. Obama has almost a year left in his second term and you, before that creature’s body is cold, run forward to announce your intent to obstruct!!! FUK YOU! Let’s see how that obstruction, obstruction and gridlock that will be front and center daily, plays out for you and your ilk, you miserable howler monkey. President Obama should nominate someone ASAP. THAT is HIS job. Immediately if not sooner!!!
Fu*k the obstructionist Republicans intent on gridlock. Let them sell it to the American people. If this doesn’t turn out the Democrat vote…nothing will.
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GOP calls for delay of Scalia’s replacement for 9 years, in case when they lose the 2016 Presidential election.
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Unfortunately, for the party that’s committed to the proposition that government can’t do anything right (except fight wars and execute criminals), there’s probably little downside to this obstructionism.
Man lies dead in the other room, while the GOP sharpens their knives.
This must be the famous “Christian Values” the Republicans keep pushing on the rest of us.
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Loretta Lynch would be a great nominee. The Senate just confirmed her so there should be NO problem, huh?
Perhaps a Latino. Let the RepubliKKKlans hold up THAT nomination and enjoy the fallout.
Cons have another opportunity to illustrate how they put partisan politics before the needs of we the people and this republic. We need a fully functioning government, and the Rightie Baggers and Cons will do anything to prevent that, just because they’re afraid the Black President might get credit.
Ohhhhh! The possibilities are endless to stick it to the GOPigs.
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Damn.
I laughed like hell at that stupid thing.
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They must see an upside to this that we don’t. Or else they just have really strong reflexes that they can’t control when it comes to politicizing anything and everything.
Love the Latino nominee idea by the way.
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