Obama takes Supreme Court fight to Republican senators' home turf
Source: Reuters
Obama takes Supreme Court fight to Republican senators' home turf
By Roberta Rampton
May 2, 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday took the political battle over his pick for a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court to the home states of seven Republican senators up for re-election in November.
Obama conducted interviews with local television anchors where he argued that Republican senators should hold confirmation hearings and vote on his nomination of appellate Judge Merrick Garland to the top court.
"What my argument is: Let the American people see Judge Garland, let him answer questions, let them hear his responses," the Democratic president told WDAF-TV FOX 4 in Kansas City, Missouri, a market that straddles states where Senators Roy Blunt of Missouri and Jerry Moran of Kansas are up for re-election.
Republican leaders have been resolute that Obama's successor, who will be elected on Nov. 8 and take office on Jan. 20, should fill the vacancy left by February's death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. Republicans are hoping their party's candidate wins the presidency and can make the appointment.
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CincyDem
(6,416 posts)Here we are in May with an active insurrection among republicans over Donald and a the same time, we're working hard to defy the constitution on behalf of his somehow god given right to nominate a justice.
These guys are total scum.
mdbl
(4,976 posts)and vote down or hold up every repug issue. About 30 years of that will make up for the lousy crap the GOP has done to this country.
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Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)by writing in Bernie's name in the general, voting Green Party, or staying home.
There's a bigger picture than the presidency.
There's the SCOTUS and other federal judge appointments.
Gothmog
(145,794 posts)maxsolomon
(33,449 posts)America never fails to shoot itself in the foot.
i'll be mixing metaphors all day, thanks.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)Because they all have hoof in mouth disease.
houston16revival
(953 posts)They are deferring to the next president, assuming they can steal
the election in the US House of Representatives, or that Trump will win
Isn't Ryan being SMUG with that stupid Cheshire cat smile?
He knows the fix is in, if they can maneuver to their advantage
sofa king
(10,857 posts)I'm proud to rack this one up in the "I told you so" column. Back in March your Nostra-Dem-US proclaimed:
It permits the President to play an extremely not-lame duck role in this election. The President can pick an extremely qualified candidate, let the Republicans refuse to hold hearings, mention the refusal at every press conference, and begin to make a couple dozen Senatorial elections turn on the idea that no matter who's running for President, it's also a mandate for President Obama's Supreme Court nominee.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1375971
President Obama's most amazing ability has always been to find a way to turn the vile behavior of Republicans against themselves. Here he is doing it again, working to flip the Senate while a lesser lame-duck President would be ignoring the elections and organizing his biographical notes. We are so much better off for him, and if we are lucky, we just might find him on the Supreme Court himself in a couple of years, thanks to this effort.
ffr
(22,676 posts)Lending aid and comfort to the GOP's un-American efforts grates me the wrong way; every non-vote left blank for the democratic candidate is one step closer to ensuring 4 more years of the same shitstorm blockade running Washington now.
Mike Malloy - If It Comes Down To Clinton And Trump...I´m Not Voting
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=364379
Mike Malloy - There´s No Way In Hell I´m Gonna Vote For Hillary Clinton
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=365497
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)Stop blaming liberals for nominating such a revolting candidate.