"Mitch? I've got a replacement for Scalia all lined up! I've got the paperwork here to send you. You think you can fast-track it for me?"
"Absolutely, sir! You know you can count on us!"
As far as a replacement goes, there is no law or Constitutional requirement for nine justices. The Senate is Republican. Stonewall till after the 2016 election.
Dream on.
McCain and McConnell will be falling over each other to confirm The Won’s nomination, no matter how psychotic she is.
No....until the end of next January!
And what are the chances that the Republicans will stonewall? More likely they are huddling even now to get a new Justice of the Sultans choosing in as short a time as possible. Eric Holder or Hillary Clinton would please the Republicans to no end.
“The Senate is Republican”..........
Too bad their leaders are republicans as well. So far McConnell has bowed down to odumbo at every turn and I don’t see him putting up any road blocks now either.
Why couldn’t each standing SCOTUS select another judge as their “backup” before they pass away or retire instead of giving the President the choice to select all of them? at least the odds would stay the same.