Discussion for article #247053
Hey Corn-hole, that fight is on you and your obstructionist cronies in the Senate. Be a man and take your medicine instead of whining like a baby.
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Hmmmā¦he was confirmed 19 years ago on a vote of 76-23.
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I would prefer Clinton nominate Obama to the USSC. That would be, like, totally AWESOME! Elections have consequences, you know. There would be no way for the Senate to refuse after all this posturing about waiting until the next president.
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He will be too busy collecting his speaking fees.
Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has railed against Grassley in
multiple speeches on the Senate floor, and Dems are also rallying around
the possibility of a Dem challenger to Grassleyās seat.
Seriously? Democrats werenāt going to contest Grassley until this? Christ on a cracker.
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Interesting pick! There is, actually, no need to appoint some noted āliberalā judge to the court just for the poke in the eye to the Cons (although there is a part of my psyche that would like that); a more moderate candidate is fine and will certainly bring balance to this court. (Merrick Garland is unlikely to get a hearing anyway.) ___ Just NO more fu*king Conservative ideologues.
Hey RepubliKKKlans! Balls in your courtā¦
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63? Yuck.
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I disagree. What happens, then, is that Democrats nominate āmoderatesā and Republicans nominate more Scalias.
What is the overall effect on the court, then? It aināt sliding left, and itās certainly not staying ābalancedā.
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Kick some ass Mr.President
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That is not something this President wants to be. It sounds good, but this President has too many things he wants to do after his Presidency.
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Iād like to personally thank Judge Merrick for agreeing to go out there and take one for the team, knowing full well that in so doing, he that he is necessarily foregoing any chance to ever actually sit on SCOTUS in the future.
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So how long before the GOP leadership announces that they will be refusing to hold hearings on Garland, or even refuses to receive the nomination? Iām sure one of the things in the press package will be all the complimentary things that each current senator has said about Garland over the yearsā¦
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If the GOP leadership (?) had the brains of a slug they would hold hearings on Merrick, act like they take their jobs seriously, then bring his nomination before the full senate, and, if they lack the votes to reject him, just filibuster him. Since their voters donāt have the brains of a slug they will probably use this as another opportunity to make racist comments about the President.
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Sorry to say it, but I think this is true.
Has the GOP started smearing him yet?
A 63-years old white male??? WtTF, Obaba?
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I think the President is playing the ālong gameā or chess vs checkers (choose your analogy) here. He realizes that of all the candidates, for a variety of reasons (some fair and some unfair), it is Garland the Senate would be most hard pressed to find issue with, deny a hearing. Still, the GOPeesā are all on record saying there will be NO hearingsā¦period!
The voters will take notice big time if this highly qualified and respected chief justice of the 2nd highest court in the land is not even given a chance.
Further, Garland and Srinivasan are, based on their judicial records, pretty much on the same page. As well, the President knows that once Hillary is elected Srinivasan (or another pick) will be given a chance.
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The best thing the Ds can do is play along with the pinata theme. Pick up the stick and beat hell out of the R players. Imagine the candy that will fall from that!
And I join NCSteve in thanking Judge Garland for being the stalking horse that will show up the GOP intransigence so Obama can nominate another candidate.
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[quote=āMrDependable, post:6, topic:34201ā]
Democrats werenāt going to contest Grassley until this?
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Nowhere did it say this. In fact, Democratsā criticism of Grassley began almost immediately, and you can find stories on it in WaPo of March 1, The Hill and Politico.
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