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There's no precedent for not considering a nominee it the last year of an admin, but what's really in play is the GOP lost on gay marriage. Remember Roberts's admonition that he was privately supportive or happy for gay people, but they shouldn't be celebrating too much because Justice Kennedy reached a decision that didn't have any constitutional foundation. Most legal watchers figured Obamacare was constitutional, but seriously if Roberts had a sixth nay vote, he probably would have been the fifth. Calmer heads might be able to persuade gop senators that Justices have to follow the law, but when the gay marriage case didn't .... all bets are off.
Yeah, the SHOE is on the other HAND.You're right. There is no "rule" . They are CHOOSING not to vote. Indeed, election have consequences. Looks as though the shoe is on the other hand, now doesn't it?
It makes me smile.
Confirmed? How is a Scalia clone confirmation even possible when they refuse to do their job and even take a vote?There is no rule which forbids the Senate from voting up or down on a nominee in the fourth year of a Presidency, idiot.The Senate is invoking the Schumer Rule.
A wise man once said, "Elections have consequences, you lost - so suck this" You lost the Senate so payback is a barack
Let Obama send through a Scalia clone and he'll get confirmed
Confirmed? How is a Scalia clone confirmation even possible when they refuse to do their job and even take a vote?There is no rule which forbids the Senate from voting up or down on a nominee in the fourth year of a Presidency, idiot.The Senate is invoking the Schumer Rule.
A wise man once said, "Elections have consequences, you lost - so suck this" You lost the Senate so payback is a barack
Let Obama send through a Scalia clone and he'll get confirmed
Agreed. McConnell is a moron
Yep. They are showing their partisan hypocrisy.'Wonder WHY GOP senators are against a justice's nomination??'
Obama....period.
Both sides load. It's 4-4 now. That's the thing.There's no precedent for not considering a nominee it the last year of an admin, but what's really in play is the GOP lost on gay marriage. Remember Roberts's admonition that he was privately supportive or happy for gay people, but they shouldn't be celebrating too much because Justice Kennedy reached a decision that didn't have any constitutional foundation. Most legal watchers figured Obamacare was constitutional, but seriously if Roberts had a sixth nay vote, he probably would have been the fifth. Calmer heads might be able to persuade gop senators that Justices have to follow the law, but when the gay marriage case didn't .... all bets are off.
Possibly, but there is something bigger at play here with the left. For years now they have loaded the judicial branch with left wing limp-wrists. It is their desire to completely circumvent the electorate at every turn. Legislate from the bench. That has always been the ultimate goal.
Hell, it's no secret.
I think we normally wear our shoes on our FEET.You're right. There is no "rule" . They are CHOOSING not to vote. Indeed, election have consequences. Looks as though the shoe is on the other hand, now doesn't it?
It makes me smile.
Yep. They are showing their partisan hypocrisy.'Wonder WHY GOP senators are against a justice's nomination??'
Obama....period.
Like I said, you find out the true character of people who claim to love the Constitution when it really matters. It's easy to fool yourself into thinking you love the Constitution when things are going your way. But you don't really find out what kind of person you are until the going gets tough. A terrorist attack, a dead Supreme Court Justice, and other hard times.
Their hatred of Obama has revealed they are hacks who HATE the Constitution.
Show me where I loved Harry Reid. Ever.Yep. They are showing their partisan hypocrisy.'Wonder WHY GOP senators are against a justice's nomination??'
Obama....period.
Like I said, you find out the true character of people who claim to love the Constitution when it really matters. It's easy to fool yourself into thinking you love the Constitution when things are going your way. But you don't really find out what kind of person you are until the going gets tough. A terrorist attack, a dead Supreme Court Justice, and other hard times.
Their hatred of Obama has revealed they are hacks who HATE the Constitution.
What a crock of crap! It's amazing how much YOU loved the Constitution when Harry Reid was stopping EVERY piece of legislation and using the nuclear option at every turn.
Hypocrite much?
I think we normally wear our shoes on our FEET.You're right. There is no "rule" . They are CHOOSING not to vote. Indeed, election have consequences. Looks as though the shoe is on the other hand, now doesn't it?
It makes me smile.
Vote yes or no, but don't refuse to do your job, take your constitutional responsibility to advise seriously. Although it's not very likely, if for no other reason, I wish a Democrat would win the presidency just to teach these obstructionists a lesson.
The American people elected a President in 2012 who is Constitutionally entitled to appoint Supreme Court Justices.I think we normally wear our shoes on our FEET.You're right. There is no "rule" . They are CHOOSING not to vote. Indeed, election have consequences. Looks as though the shoe is on the other hand, now doesn't it?
It makes me smile.
Vote yes or no, but don't refuse to do your job, take your constitutional responsibility to advise seriously. Although it's not very likely, if for no other reason, I wish a Democrat would win the presidency just to teach these obstructionists a lesson.
Again, bullshit. Conservatives have lived through nearly 8 years of obstructionism from the left. ENOUGH.
Like the man said - "Elections have consequences" or have you forgotten so quickly?
BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!Liberals want to use SCOTUS nominations to undermine the Constitution, Conservatives want to use SCOTUS nominations to protect and defend the Constitution, its that simple.
It has nothing to do with hating THE MAN. In my response I detailed every exact ACT, every act of disdain for and disregard for the Constitution that makes him, IMO, unfit to nominate any USSC Justice. I don't care it it was / is Trump, Rubio, Bush, or even Reagan himself who had done the things I pointed out Obama has done I would make the argument they are / were unfit to make such a nomination.Yep. They are showing their partisan hypocrisy. .... Their hatred of Obama has revealed they are hacks who HATE the Constitution.
The American people elected a President in 2012 who is Constitutionally entitled to appoint Supreme Court Justices.I think we normally wear our shoes on our FEET.You're right. There is no "rule" . They are CHOOSING not to vote. Indeed, election have consequences. Looks as though the shoe is on the other hand, now doesn't it?
It makes me smile.
Vote yes or no, but don't refuse to do your job, take your constitutional responsibility to advise seriously. Although it's not very likely, if for no other reason, I wish a Democrat would win the presidency just to teach these obstructionists a lesson.
Again, bullshit. Conservatives have lived through nearly 8 years of obstructionism from the left. ENOUGH.
Like the man said - "Elections have consequences" or have you forgotten so quickly?
They knew when they elected him he would choose liberal judges.
So, you are damn straight election have consequences, and you are acting like a titty baby who won't accept it.
You hypocrites are showing your true character with respect to the Constitution, I tell you what.
The American people elected Obama, TWICE, knowing full well what kind of judges he would nominate.It has nothing to do with hating THE MAN. In my response I detailed every exact ACT, every act of disdain for and disregard for the Constitution that makes him, IMO, unfit to nominate any USSC Justice. I don't care it it was / is Trump, Rubio, Bush, or even Reagan himself who had done the things I pointed out Obama has done I would make the argument they are / were unfit to make such a nomination.Yep. They are showing their partisan hypocrisy. .... Their hatred of Obama has revealed they are hacks who HATE the Constitution.
You seek to twist, spin, and manipulate everything into a partisan hatred when that is not the case at all. You seek to prevent any personal accountability of the man's own actions and instead, like Hillary, falsely blame some 'vast right wing conspiracy / hatred' of 'all things Liberal' when that is NOT the case by far / at all.
Yep. They are showing their partisan hypocrisy.'Wonder WHY GOP senators are against a justice's nomination??'
Obama....period.
Like I said, you find out the true character of people who claim to love the Constitution when it really matters. It's easy to fool yourself into thinking you love the Constitution when things are going your way. But you don't really find out what kind of person you are until the going gets tough. A terrorist attack, a dead Supreme Court Justice, and other hard times.
Their hatred of Obama has revealed they are hacks who HATE the Constitution.
Actually, GOP senators are not so much against a nomination of a justice by Obama, their problem is the expected spectacle of their nitpicking even a moderate nomination during the subsequent hearings. Bear in mind that many of these GOP senators (if the nomination ever made it out of the judicial committee) are up for re-election, and their stalling tactics may not go over well among those independent voters that they so much need.
Realizing that the portion of a Daily Kos article below will be met with sneers by right wingers, for those who still have an open mind, the influence that big donors play on GOP senators (and representatives) is both informative and scary for any democracy turning into a plutocracy.....
So, if the McConnell and company "warning" to Obama to not even nominate someone, the author of the article offers the following:
What really matters is why they're doing it, and who it serves. The answer to that question leads straight to their donor base. Although it scarcely bears repeating, the Republican Senate and (to an even greater extent) the Republican House of Representatives now exists to serve the economic interests of a tiny group of very, very wealthy people, people who now stand to either gain or lose hundreds of millions, even billions of dollars spent complying with environmental, finance and labor laws and regulations, depending on who replaces Scalia. That is what this fight is all about. For the GOP and the billionaires who pull their strings, much ballyhooed rhetoric about abortion, affirmative action, union rights and voting rights are all subsidiary to this main event.
The two most prominent members of this tiny group of people are Charles and David Koch:
In this election cycle... the Kochs have publicly stated that they and their compatriots will spend $889 million, more than either the Republican or Democratic parties spent last time around. According to a recent analysis in Politico, their privatized political network is backed by a group of several hundred extremely rich fellow donors who often meet at off-the-record conclaves organized by the Kochs at desert resorts. It has at least 1,200 full-time staffers in 107 offices nationwide, or three and a half times as many as the Republican National Committee. They may be the most important un-elected political figures in American history.
