Sen Reid msg to Repubs about filling SCOTUS vacancy

[Arianrhod]

It would absolutely work against the Republicans.

And look at how mature they're being in this thread. They were set up to start screaming about something. If there'd been a delay it would have been "IN HONOR OF JUSTICE SCALIA, OBUMMER SHOULDA IMMEDIATELY FOUND A REPLACEMENT. WHAT'S THE DELAY? WHAT'S HE HIDING? WAAAAAAAAH!"

 

[thereisnospoon]

Any republican who would vote for any of Obamas picks can kiss their political career good bye
This will wait for the elections imo...

that has zero to do w/ carrying-out their senatorial Constitutionally mandated duties. Thanks for pointing that out

Just a minute. The Senate may have a duty to carry out this function. However, there is no time line provision. Moreover, the Senate is under no obligation to confirm for purely political reasons. In fact, the method by which SCOTUS justices are confirmed is deliberately slow....
And no one in their right mind is going to allow an outgoing two term POTUS to stack the Court to fulfill his ideological agenda or his pad his legacy as he walks away from the Office.

 

[Nosmo King]

Scalia was admired by the Right for his strict interpretation of the literal constitution. Rightly so.

But today the Right is calling for the repression of the constitution by obstructing the enumerated power of the President to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court.

Are the Conservatives maintaining that a President's term of office is only three years, not four as spelled out clearly in the constitution? Are the Conservatives maintaining that the duty of elected Senators is to obstruct rather than legislate and govern? Are the Conservatives maintaining that political power is more important than adhering to the constitution?

Is this strict adherence to the constitution, the quality most admired by the Right, or is it a plot to amass political power?

Where are the Conservative constitutionalists?

 

[Arianrhod]

Harry Reid To Republicans: You Better Not Block Us From Replacing Scalia

“There is no doubt Justice Antonin Scalia was a brilliant man. We had our differences and I disagreed with many of his opinions, but he was a dedicated jurist and public servant. I offer my condolences to his family."

“The President can and should send the Senate a nominee right away. With so many important issues pending before the Supreme Court, the Senate has a responsibility to fill vacancies as soon as possible. It would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat. Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate's most essential Constitutional responsibilities.”

Sen Reid is a true Statesman.

Fuck him.....if you believe his statement is not purely political, you're delusional

listen shit stain. Theres a vacancy needs to be filled. You've really turned into quite the rw hack since I first met you. Sad.

Then put up a CONSTITTUTIONALIST that both sides can agree on........Not one of these.

Governance by cartoon...it's the RW way.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Its common knowledge that Presidents have a short list at the ready for just such an occurrence

Fill the vacancy.

Why? For political advantage? So Obama can enhance his legacy? To soothe his enormous ego?

Sorry, Country comes first. Not yours nor anyone else's ideological views

 

[Dot Com]

Harry Reid To Republicans: You Better Not Block Us From Replacing Scalia

“There is no doubt Justice Antonin Scalia was a brilliant man. We had our differences and I disagreed with many of his opinions, but he was a dedicated jurist and public servant. I offer my condolences to his family."

“The President can and should send the Senate a nominee right away. With so many important issues pending before the Supreme Court, the Senate has a responsibility to fill vacancies as soon as possible. It would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat. Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate's most essential Constitutional responsibilities.”

Sen Reid is a true Statesman.

Fuck him.....if you believe his statement is not purely political, you're delusional

Thats the best you people got? SERIOUSLY?

 

[eagle1462010]

Harry Reid To Republicans: You Better Not Block Us From Replacing Scalia

“There is no doubt Justice Antonin Scalia was a brilliant man. We had our differences and I disagreed with many of his opinions, but he was a dedicated jurist and public servant. I offer my condolences to his family."

“The President can and should send the Senate a nominee right away. With so many important issues pending before the Supreme Court, the Senate has a responsibility to fill vacancies as soon as possible. It would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat. Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate's most essential Constitutional responsibilities.”

Sen Reid is a true Statesman.

Fuck him.....if you believe his statement is not purely political, you're delusional

listen shit stain. Theres a vacancy needs to be filled. You've really turned into quite the rw hack since I first met you. Sad.

Then put up a CONSTITTUTIONALIST that both sides can agree on........Not one of these.

Governance by cartoon...it's the RW way.

Well yeah..............Obama did appoint a Cartoon for the Supreme Court.

 

[Dot Com]

Its common knowledge that Presidents have a short list at the ready for just such an occurrence

Fill the vacancy.

Why? For political advantage? So Obama can enhance his legacy? To soothe his enormous ego?

Sorry, Country comes first. Not yours nor anyone else's ideological views

because vacancies are meant to be filled. Are you this stupid offline as well?

 

[Arianrhod]

Harry Reid To Republicans: You Better Not Block Us From Replacing Scalia
Sen Reid is a true Statesman.

Fuck him.....if you believe his statement is not purely political, you're delusional

listen shit stain. Theres a vacancy needs to be filled. You've really turned into quite the rw hack since I first met you. Sad.

Then put up a CONSTITTUTIONALIST that both sides can agree on........Not one of these.

Governance by cartoon...it's the RW way.

Well yeah..............Obama did appoint a Cartoon for the Supreme Court.

Nice op-ed. Do you have a blog, too?

Here's a challenge: Find a video or a transcript in which that alleged exchange took place and post it here.

Can't do it? Didn't think so.

 

[Dot Com]

Scalia was admired by the Right for his strict interpretation of the literal constitution. Rightly so.

But today the Right is calling for the repression of the constitution by obstructing the enumerated power of the President to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court.

Are the Conservatives maintaining that a President's term of office is only three years, not four as spelled out clearly in the constitution? Are the Conservatives maintaining that the duty of elected Senators is to obstruct rather than legislate and govern? Are the Conservatives maintaining that political power is more important than adhering to the constitution?

Is this strict adherence to the constitution, the quality most admired by the Right, or is it a plot to amass political power?

Where are the Conservative constitutionalists?

the Rigtard hacks in this thread, this forum for that matter, are

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

What many on the right are advocating is as ridiculous as it is reprehensible, an example of conservative contempt for sound, responsible governance – the idiotic notion of leaving vacant an appointment to the Supreme Court for the remainder of the October 2015 term and most, if not all, of the October 2016 term, as it could be March or April 2017 before a new justice fills that vacancy.

A vacant appointment for well over a year is what republicans are calling for, completely unwarranted and unjustified – inappropriate, partisan, and irresponsible.

The Senate needs to confirm timely the president's nominee, where the new justice would be available at the start of the October 2016 term.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Scalia was admired by the Right for his strict interpretation of the literal constitution. Rightly so.

But today the Right is calling for the repression of the constitution by obstructing the enumerated power of the President to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court.

Are the Conservatives maintaining that a President's term of office is only three years, not four as spelled out clearly in the constitution? Are the Conservatives maintaining that the duty of elected Senators is to obstruct rather than legislate and govern? Are the Conservatives maintaining that political power is more important than adhering to the constitution?

Is this strict adherence to the constitution, the quality most admired by the Right, or is it a plot to amass political power?

Where are the Conservative constitutionalists?

You are already assuming any nominee Obama may trot out will be an ideological far left wing individual. And your side appears to be in a big hurry to install said type of Jurist.
And in this latest installment of "lets look like total hypocrites", you people who screech loudly of how the US Constitution is a living document, open to many interpretations, are suddenly quoting strict Constitutional provisions.....Yeah, right.

 

[Dot Com]

Any republican who would vote for any of Obamas picks can kiss their political career good bye
This will wait for the elections imo...

that has zero to do w/ carrying-out their senatorial Constitutionally mandated duties. Thanks for pointing that out

Just a minute. The Senate may have a duty to carry out this function. However, there is no time line provision. Moreover, the Senate is under no obligation to confirm for purely political reasons. In fact, the method by which SCOTUS justices are confirmed is deliberately slow....
And no one in their right mind is going to allow an outgoing two term POTUS to stack the Court to fulfill his ideological agenda or his pad his legacy as he walks away from the Office.

a vacany is not a political reason you fucktard.

gawd but you types are weak debaters

 

[Dot Com]

Scalia was admired by the Right for his strict interpretation of the literal constitution. Rightly so.

But today the Right is calling for the repression of the constitution by obstructing the enumerated power of the President to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court.

Are the Conservatives maintaining that a President's term of office is only three years, not four as spelled out clearly in the constitution? Are the Conservatives maintaining that the duty of elected Senators is to obstruct rather than legislate and govern? Are the Conservatives maintaining that political power is more important than adhering to the constitution?

Is this strict adherence to the constitution, the quality most admired by the Right, or is it a plot to amass political power?

Where are the Conservative constitutionalists?

You are already assuming any nominee Obama may trot out will be an ideological far left wing individual. And your side appears to be in a big hurry to install said type of Jurist.
And in this latest installment of "lets look like total hypocrites", you people who screech loudly of how the US Constitution is a living document, open to many interpretations, are suddenly quoting strict Constitutional provisions.....Yeah, right.

then he'll trot out someone else. The avg time is 2-3 months. Your point?

I'm done w/ you rw kool aid kid. You have failed 4-times in a row w/ your weak obfuscations

 

[jknowgood]

I love the whinnying from the leftards on here. If the republicans do the job the majority in this country elected them to do. Then a Republican president will choose the next nominee and I hope whoever they are. They are a conservative Christian. Also hope the other ones he chooses is the same. Time to make this country great again. Liberals in the past 50 years has ruined it.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Stop with the drive by flames

?....Did you delete a post?

 

[eagle1462010]

The Nomination will be Blocked.

 

[Dot Com]

What many on the right are advocating is as ridiculous as it is reprehensible, an example of conservative contempt for sound, responsible governance – the idiotic notion of leaving vacant an appointment to the Supreme Court for the remainder of the October 2015 term and most, if not all, of the October 2016 term, as it could be March or April 2017 before a new justice fills that vacancy.

A vacant appointment for well over a year is what republicans are calling for, completely unwarranted and unjustified – inappropriate, partisan, and irresponsible.

The Senate needs to confirm timely the president's nominee, where the new justice would be available at the start of the October 2016 term.

yep, if they can't have it their way, they shut down the gov't (AKA- go on Cruz Control) and that is somehow "how the Constitution is intended to work"

Well, people w/ an education above the 7th-grade call-

 

[Dot Com]

Stop with the drive by flames

Thank you. A lot of nonsense being posted by the usual suspects

As to my OP- it was mentioned the avg confirmation time for an appointee is what? 2-3 months.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Any patriot in the Senate will see it as his or her duty to block and Obama nominee to the Supreme Court. Under the circumstances it is their duty.

what "circumstances"? There is a vacancy that needs to be filled ASAP. The Court is flooded w/ work that needs to be done. You know- the people's business?

The circumstances being, we have a radical leftist douche currently squatting in our White House.

Is that another way of saying you people couldn't run electable candidates?

your right,but your side has the same problem.....yea i was shocked too.....