GOP rejects comparisons to Reagan’s late-term SCOTUS nominee

[PaintMyHouse]

These people simply refuse to govern. Time to send the lot of them packing, again...

“It doesn’t really matter what they’ve done, what Reagan did back in ‘87. It was in ‘87 when he nominated him, so obviously it was still earlier in the year. If this was November, October or September of last year where the president had more than a year left in office, then perhaps this would be a different discussion,” Rubio said."
GOP rejects comparisons to Reagan's late-term SCOTUS nominee

"On Feb. 3, 1988, McConnell and literally every other GOP senator voted to confirm Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. This was during President Ronald Reagan's last year in the White House, and at a time when Democrats controlled the Senate. Kennedy was confirmed 97-0, with three Democrats -- Joe Biden, Al Gore and Paul Simon -- not voting at all because, presumably, they were busy running for president that year."
Mitch McConnell Voted To Confirm A Supreme Court Justice In Reagan's Final Year

The timing changes nothing. Obama still has just shy of a year in office, boys.

 

[rightwinger]

Republicans cannot claim they do not have enough time to confirm a nominee

They have 11 months to complete a process that usually takes four months

 

[Rustic]

These people simply refuse to govern. Time to send the lot of them packing, again...

“It doesn’t really matter what they’ve done, what Reagan did back in ‘87. It was in ‘87 when he nominated him, so obviously it was still earlier in the year. If this was November, October or September of last year where the president had more than a year left in office, then perhaps this would be a different discussion,” Rubio said."
GOP rejects comparisons to Reagan's late-term SCOTUS nominee

"On Feb. 3, 1988, McConnell and literally every other GOP senator voted to confirm Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. This was during President Ronald Reagan's last year in the White House, and at a time when Democrats controlled the Senate. Kennedy was confirmed 97-0, with three Democrats -- Joe Biden, Al Gore and Paul Simon -- not voting at all because, presumably, they were busy running for president that year."
Mitch McConnell Voted To Confirm A Supreme Court Justice In Reagan's Final Year

The timing changes nothing. Obama still has just shy of a year in office, boys.

No hurry, wait for the next president to select their corrupt SCJ... Barry is damaged goods...

 

[PredFan]

They don't have to rule on Obama The Idiot's nomination. I hope they don't. Obama looks at this nomination as an opportunity to further do damage to a country he was raised to hate.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Republicans cannot claim they do not have enough time to confirm a nominee

They have 11 months to complete a process that usually takes four months

Like the children they are, they are trying to cheat to win, as usual.

What should Obama do? Name a nominee, of course, and with the Senate in recess appoint a retired judge to Scalia's vacancy for the rest of the term so the court has a chance of completing the majority of opinions by summer break.

 

[Rustic]

Barry is damaged goods, we need to move on.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

These people simply refuse to govern. Time to send the lot of them packing, again...

“It doesn’t really matter what they’ve done, what Reagan did back in ‘87. It was in ‘87 when he nominated him, so obviously it was still earlier in the year. If this was November, October or September of last year where the president had more than a year left in office, then perhaps this would be a different discussion,” Rubio said."
GOP rejects comparisons to Reagan's late-term SCOTUS nominee

"On Feb. 3, 1988, McConnell and literally every other GOP senator voted to confirm Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. This was during President Ronald Reagan's last year in the White House, and at a time when Democrats controlled the Senate. Kennedy was confirmed 97-0, with three Democrats -- Joe Biden, Al Gore and Paul Simon -- not voting at all because, presumably, they were busy running for president that year."
Mitch McConnell Voted To Confirm A Supreme Court Justice In Reagan's Final Year

The timing changes nothing. Obama still has just shy of a year in office, boys.

No hurry, wait for the next president to select their corrupt SCJ... Barry is damaged goods...

There is a great deal of hurry actually, and no rational reason in hell why we should wait to have a full court again, as a soon as possible. If anything, the process should be sped up, not slowed down.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Barry is damaged goods, we need to move on.

Barry is the POTUS. Following the Constitution means he and the Senate fill this open seat, this year.

 

[Rustic]

Barry has nothing to lose by putting an insane progressive in there, he's damaged goods.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Dems poisoned the water with their Bork and then Clarence Thomas antics

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Barry has nothing to lose by putting an insane progressive in there, he's damaged goods.

That is what the Senate is for. Put on your big boy pants and deal with life honestly, for once.

 

[rightwinger]

Republicans cannot claim they do not have enough time to confirm a nominee

They have 11 months to complete a process that usually takes four months

Like the children they are, they are trying to cheat to win, as usual.

What should Obama do? Name a nominee, of course, and with the Senate in recess appoint a retired judge to Scalia's vacancy for the rest of the term so the court has a chance of completing the majority of opinions by summer break.

Republicans are not dumb enough to allow the Senate to ever go into recess

Obama will name a nominee and try to force a vote. Then bring it up every time the SCOTUS comes back at 4-4

There is no precedence to leave the court short a justice just because you do not like who is selecting the replacement

 

[Rustic]

A hasty decision will do no one any good, Barry's judgement is shitty.

 

[rightwinger]

Dems poisoned the water with their Bork and then Clarence Thomas antics

Each received a hearing and Thomas is a sitting judge

Why won't Republicans allow the same?

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Dems poisoned the water with their Bork and then Clarence Thomas antics

Both bad but one was confirmed, as have several since then. As Justice Scalia would have said, Get Over It!

 

[Rustic]

Republicans cannot claim they do not have enough time to confirm a nominee

They have 11 months to complete a process that usually takes four months

Like the children they are, they are trying to cheat to win, as usual.

What should Obama do? Name a nominee, of course, and with the Senate in recess appoint a retired judge to Scalia's vacancy for the rest of the term so the court has a chance of completing the majority of opinions by summer break.

Republicans are not dumb enough to allow the Senate to ever go into recess

Obama will name a nominee and try to force a vote. Then bring it up every time the SCOTUS comes back at 4-4

There is no precedence to leave the court short a justice just because you do not like who is selecting the replacement

Barry is walking out the door, he has nothing to loose by putting some crazy in there.
Americans have lost most of their rights already, why have someone in there that will take the rest away??

Na, he's damaged goods... Best to wait

 

[PredFan]

Barry is damaged goods, we need to move on.

Barry is the POTUS. Following the Constitution means he and the Senate fill this open seat, this year.

Show where in the Constitution it states that the Senate has to do it this year. You can't, it doesn't, you are a retard.

 

[Rustic]

Barry is walking, let someone else put their corrupt SCJ in there.

 

[Wildman]

Obama looks at this nomination as an opportunity to further do damage to a country he was raised to hate.

that pretty much describes all demorats/liberscum and socialist-shit-for-brain S

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Barry is damaged goods, we need to move on.

Barry is the POTUS. Following the Constitution means he and the Senate fill this open seat, this year.

Show where in the Constitution it states that the Senate has to do it this year. You can't, it doesn't, you are a retard.

Why would this year be any different than say, last year? Oh right, it isn't. Tell us, was the Original Intent for the Senate to not do its job?

Do you think Scalia would be pleased about the Senate ignoring the Constitution?