The Senate Is Very Unlikely To Confirm A Scalia Replacement This Year(McConnell weighs in)

BuzzFeed ^ | 2-13-2016 | John Stanton

[DoughtyOne]

In my post #22, I stated:

We’ll just see how that flies McConnell.

If you want this to be your political death march, that can be arranged.

You’ll get 0.0002% of the primary vote next election.

DFWGator takes me to task in post #27 and he was right to.

I misread the title and came away thinking McConnell said he thought the process would be completed this year.

I apologize for the confusion. I have asked for my post #22 to be removed.

My comments will remain here, and we can all agree they were misguided in light of the facts.

Thank you DFWGator. Dead on target...

[chris37]

Maybe. There’s no way to really know that for sure until after he’s been there a while.

And I’m not even certain that the senate would confirm him now or at any other time.

And I’m quite certain that Obama would not nominate him.

To be perfectly honest, I’m not interested in seeing the court continue.

[digger48]

The words "should not" concerns me from McTurtle

I want to hear, "WILL NOT!"

[Captainpaintball]

This is not exactly a prediction. More of a warning.

McConnell and Cornhole will roll over and do anything King 0dingus tells them to, or else the pictures of the little boys will be made public.

Erikkk AssHolder will be a Supreme "Just-us" By October-December.

In the meantime, either another Justice will die, or retire as well. Ginsboig will take one for the team, since she suffers from pancreatic cancer, forcing a "we GOTTA do something NOW!!!" rush, fast track appointment process. He'll flood the Senate with the most hardcore, gun grabbing radicals you have ever seen, and the first two will be rejected--a "victory" for pieces of shit like mcconnell to trumpet for his moron voters and the fox news crew.

This is if he just doesn't pull the pen and phone( set to vibrate) from his ass and make a recess appointment.

It will start tonight at the debate: "Mr. ____. Upon the sad news this evening regarding the passing of Antonin Scalia, what words would you like to say in his honor, and will you pledge, here tonight in the interest of democratic bipartisanship, that you will not block president 0bama from appointing Supreme Court judges in his remaining time in office..."

By tomorrow, you will see the celebutards on twitter (the same ones celebrating Scalia's death today) calling for #quickjustice! or #JusticeNow or whatever the democrat machine decided on telling their minions to parrot. Constitutional experts, the lot of 'em...

[GreenHornet]

The media will probably come out with a line about racism holding back Obama’s pick. The Republicans will fold like a cheap suit, wet themselves, and approve a black muslim female supreme court justice who’s only 45 years old.

That's what I'm thinking. Obama will probably nominate a black female so he can play both the race card and the war on women card if the Republicans try to block the nomination. Then again, I could be wrong about a black female - Obama could see this as his chance to appoint the first openly gay Supreme Court justice.

[Signalman]

McConnell you better not be lying.

[88keys]

Most sadly, you are right. Just a shock to all of us.

[luvbach1]

Paging Eric holder.

[unread]

"Hopefully, Obama is not nominated..."

I think the obummer, and his wife (?) lost their Law licenses for reasons that no one knows.....

[PIF]

Now a transgender would just be the ticket to make Dems salivate ...

[reaganaut]

Obama will name the nominee by Monday, maybe Tuesday after he is done celebrating Valentines day with his boyfriend in Palm Springs. Locals hate it when he is here. I can see AF1 from my front yard, traffic is a nightmare and it is also “Modernism Week” (architecture).

[pepsi_junkie]

iThe Supreme Court of the United States is too important to our democracy...

Hah hah hah hah! The SCOTUS, our LEAST democratic branch with lifetime appointments and no accountability, is too important to our democracy? LOL!

The truth is, these 9 old people in black robes are our defacto supreme leaders (would that it weren't so) and selecting one ought to be a drag out, no holds barred fight every time instead of the staged kabuki dance that it has been.

[Lurkinanloomin]

If they cave they will go the way of the Whigs.

This is the hill they die on as a party.

[Georgia Girl 2]

These quislings need to be constantly reminded to not even think about it. Call your Senators folks.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Keep the seat vacant under any circumstance.

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Part of that means the Senate must stay in session for the remainder of Obama’s term. They cannot adjourn. Because if they do, then Obama would make a recess appointment to the Supreme Court.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Obama could see this as his chance to appoint the first openly gay Supreme Court justice.

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The word is that Elena Kagan is homosexual, but the administration chose to put her in the closet.

[DoughtyOne]

Cruz! Trump! Democrats! Republicans! This year! Next year...

Should somebody call the family?

[Enlightened1]

Don’t fall for that smoke rat boy McConnel is putting up.

This is a delay tactic by the Establishment to stall consevates when we have the momentum to stopping this.

They do not want to have a debate about it.

Expect Obama to look for a way to get around the Senate.

[BigEdLB]

Harry "Quisling" Reid and his Democrat colleagues demand vote on Scalia replacement.

[17th Miss Regt]

Andrei Vyshinsky is dead already. Still his record as prosecutor during the purges should make him acceptable to all Democrats. Blackmail should cow the Republicans. Maybe we will have a new justice on Monday.