Sanders: McConnell wrong on SCOTUS block

[ScienceRocks]

Sanders: McConnell wrong on SCOTUS block

Source: Politico

By JON PRIOR

Democratic White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that Republicans would be wrong to block President Barack Obama’s eventual nominee for the Supreme Court.

“I just don’t think it looks good that for very overtly political reasons that the Republicans would deny this president the right to exercise his constitutional responsibility, which is to appoint members to the Supreme Court,” Sanders said on ABC’s “This Week."

“I don’t think the public would look kindly on Republican actions to try to flaunt what he is supposed to be able to do.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have said they wanted to wait until after the presidential election before taking up a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday.

Bernie Sanders said Republican plans to block a Supreme Court nominee would be "overtly political." | AP Photo


FULL story at link. ORIGINAL story below.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/fir...be-allowed-to-nominate-supreme-court-justice/

Go Bernie! The republicans need a up or down vote on Obamas choice. That is the right thing to do.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Sanders: McConnell wrong on SCOTUS block

Source: Politico

By JON PRIOR

Democratic White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that Republicans would be wrong to block President Barack Obama’s eventual nominee for the Supreme Court.

“I just don’t think it looks good that for very overtly political reasons that the Republicans would deny this president the right to exercise his constitutional responsibility, which is to appoint members to the Supreme Court,” Sanders said on ABC’s “This Week."

“I don’t think the public would look kindly on Republican actions to try to flaunt what he is supposed to be able to do.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have said they wanted to wait until after the presidential election before taking up a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday.

Bernie Sanders said Republican plans to block a Supreme Court nominee would be "overtly political." | AP Photo


FULL story at link. ORIGINAL story below.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/fir...be-allowed-to-nominate-supreme-court-justice/

Go Bernie! The republicans need a up or down vote on Obamas choice. That is the right thing to do.

Hilarious. Obama voted to block Alito.
Karma is a bitch.

 

[The Great Goose]

Bernie is great. I only heard him the other day.

 

[bravoactual]

Article II....Section II of the U.S. Constitution has no prohibition or stricture regarding the Right of Mr. Obama or any President to appoint a Justice to the Supreme based solely and completely as to length of time left in office.

To deliberately do otherwise is a gross abuse of Senatorial Privilege. A deadlocked court would be a disaster created for and by the Republicans.

 

[PaintMyHouse]

Sanders: McConnell wrong on SCOTUS block

Source: Politico

By JON PRIOR

Democratic White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that Republicans would be wrong to block President Barack Obama’s eventual nominee for the Supreme Court.

“I just don’t think it looks good that for very overtly political reasons that the Republicans would deny this president the right to exercise his constitutional responsibility, which is to appoint members to the Supreme Court,” Sanders said on ABC’s “This Week."

“I don’t think the public would look kindly on Republican actions to try to flaunt what he is supposed to be able to do.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have said they wanted to wait until after the presidential election before taking up a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday.

Bernie Sanders said Republican plans to block a Supreme Court nominee would be "overtly political." | AP Photo


FULL story at link. ORIGINAL story below.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/fir...be-allowed-to-nominate-supreme-court-justice/

Go Bernie! The republicans need a up or down vote on Obamas choice. That is the right thing to do.

Hilarious. Obama voted to block Alito.
Karma is a bitch.

Yes, but they were voting, and the GOP is promising not to allow a vote eh? Not the same thing, not at all...

 

[ScienceRocks]

up or down vote! Get politics and jesus out of this issue.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Sanders: McConnell wrong on SCOTUS block

Source: Politico

By JON PRIOR

Democratic White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that Republicans would be wrong to block President Barack Obama’s eventual nominee for the Supreme Court.

“I just don’t think it looks good that for very overtly political reasons that the Republicans would deny this president the right to exercise his constitutional responsibility, which is to appoint members to the Supreme Court,” Sanders said on ABC’s “This Week."

“I don’t think the public would look kindly on Republican actions to try to flaunt what he is supposed to be able to do.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have said they wanted to wait until after the presidential election before taking up a replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday.

Bernie Sanders said Republican plans to block a Supreme Court nominee would be "overtly political." | AP Photo


FULL story at link. ORIGINAL story below.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/fir...be-allowed-to-nominate-supreme-court-justice/

Go Bernie! The republicans need a up or down vote on Obamas choice. That is the right thing to do.

Hilarious. Obama voted to block Alito.
Karma is a bitch.

Yes, but they were voting, and the GOP is promising not to allow a vote eh? Not the same thing, not at all...

Republicans don't need to filibuster like Obama and Kerry.

Karma is a bitch.

 

[Weatherman2020]

up or down vote! Get politics and jesus out of this issue.

Bookmarked for when President Cruz makes his nomination.

 

[tinydancer]

Remember Bork Republicans!

Shove Obama's nominee up his ass.

"Even before his expected retirement on June 27, 1987, Senate Democrats had asked liberal leaders to form a "solid phalanx" to oppose whomever President Ronald Reagan nominated to replace Powell, assuming that it would tilt the court rightward. Democrats warned Reagan there would be a fight over the nomination if Bork were to be the nominee.|"


Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Article II....Section II of the U.S. Constitution has no prohibition or stricture regarding the Right of Mr. Obama or any President to appoint a Justice to the Supreme based solely and completely as to length of time left in office.

To deliberately do otherwise is a gross abuse of Senatorial Privilege. A deadlocked court would be a disaster created for and by the Republicans.

Poor fella. The majority in control of the Senate has rights too.

 

[I amso IR]

Remember Bork Republicans!

Shove Obama's nominee up his ass.

"Even before his expected retirement on June 27, 1987, Senate Democrats had asked liberal leaders to form a "solid phalanx" to oppose whomever President Ronald Reagan nominated to replace Powell, assuming that it would tilt the court rightward. Democrats warned Reagan there would be a fight over the nomination if Bork were to be the nominee.|"


Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But, but that was so long ago and before Harry Reid and company along with "what's her name" in the House worked so hard to help create stalemate. It is a new age now and cooperation is key to our problems. Hillary even said so and was seconded by Maddy Albright. "Why can't we all just get along"?

 

[OKTexas]

up or down vote! Get politics and jesus out of this issue.

No problem, just tell your dear leader to keep stateist judges out of it. If he nominates a judge with a long record of only using the Constitution and the law to inform their decisions, I'm sure there will be a swift confirmation. If he nominates another Kagan or Sotomayor he's likely to find the road rather bumpy.

 

[the_human_being]

Bernie is great. I only heard him the other day.

Was Bernie one of the original Marx Brothers?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

If Republicans go down this road it could very well backfire on them later on. What happens when the next Republican president has vacancy in the last year of his term?

 

[whitehall]

What the hell do you expect an old commie to say? Of course Sanders wants Hussein to appoint an a-hole like him. One word for Sanders...."Borked".

 

[peach174]

Article II....Section II of the U.S. Constitution has no prohibition or stricture regarding the Right of Mr. Obama or any President to appoint a Justice to the Supreme based solely and completely as to length of time left in office.

To deliberately do otherwise is a gross abuse of Senatorial Privilege. A deadlocked court would be a disaster created for and by the Republicans.

We have had them many times before and we did alright.
There are procedures in place when it is a tie.

 

[peach174]

If Republicans go down this road it could very well backfire on them later on. What happens when the next Republican president has vacancy in the last year of his term?

It's not defined.
Congress needs to pass something on nominations about sudden death while in the office of the Supreme Court.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

If Republicans go down this road it could very well backfire on them later on. What happens when the next Republican president has vacancy in the last year of his term?

It's not defined.
Congress needs to pass something on nominations about sudden death while in the office of the Supreme Court.

No, they don't. The president picks a replacement and the Senate votes on it. It's really not that hard.

 

[Fang]

Why even bother posting this stuff? Of course Sanders and every Democrat will say the Republicans are wrong and vise versa. This goes without saying. The Republican Senate needs to stand their ground and I believe they will. Of course there's no guarantee who wins in November.

 

[Old Rocks]

Yes, Karma is a bitch. And if the next President ends up picking the next SCJ, you may find Hillary or Bernie picking somebody that you will like even less than someone President Obama will choose. And, of course, the subsequent nominations for replacement of the SCJ's that will need be replaced in the next 8 years will make you 'Conservatives' blanch.