Posted on 02/13/2016 6:58:05 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) released a statement Saturday night following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia that contained a warning shot to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY): Don't play politics with filling vacancies on the Supreme Court bench.
"It would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat," the statement read. "Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate's most essential Constitutional responsibilities."
Read the full statement below:
"There is no doubt Justice Antonin Scalia was a brilliant man. We had our differences and I disagreed with many of his opinions, but he was a dedicated jurist and public servant. I offer my condolences to his family."
"The President can and should send the Senate a nominee right away. With so many important issues pending before the Supreme Court, the Senate has a responsibility to fill vacancies as soon as possible. It would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat. Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate's most essential Constitutional responsibilities."
“Yes, Ted Cruz would an ideal SCOTUS justice.”
And the ideal PRESIDENT to pick SCOTUS justice, and all judges.
We all need to phone, mail, email and if we can, VISIT our Republican senators and tell them to vote against Obama’s SCOTUS nominee, if it’s another anti-Constitution nominee (and it probably will be).
not invulnerable
Dont worry harry they will nominate and accept the first muslim supreme court justice who will bring with him sharia law
Eat worms and Die, Harry
or
Die and be Eaten by Worms.
Either way is satisfactory to Freedom-loving Americans
Is there a way to reduce SCOTUS decisions in force so they are more akin to Inspector General findings?
IOW strongly worded with no imperative force behind them.
The SCOTUS only needs to be neutered, and the 9 can play “courtroom” all they like.
Something must be done
What’s Harry Reid worried about? All he needs is to get Bush elected. Then he’ll have another Souter or Roberts.
“Democrats always continue to pretend the are in charge even when they are in the Minority and the Republicans cave.”
Maybe Hillary! still has all those FBI files, updates them regularly, and shares them with the other Progressive scu&bags in Congress.
(There has to be a reason why Republicans are so loathe to fight Progressive swine.)
IMHO
“...if any Obama appointee gets to the SCOTUS, it will spell the end of the Republic...”
The Republic has been expiring for a long time.
An Obama appointee would be one of the last few nails in the coffin.
(Long Live the Revolution Comrades!!!..../SARCASM/)
IMHO
What weapon does Harry have in his arsenal that would make Republicans back down again?
Just asking.
IMHO
You’re right. The Senate should act quickly — as soon as McConnell locates the paperwork from Obama that he simply cannot find. I’m going with “My dog ate it.”
This from the man who never got a budget passed, if I recall.
Yeah, a lot of unprecedented stuff's been going on in DC. Obama has been using his phone and pen to completely shut the Republicans out of the "advise and consent" process. He has been playing hardball for the last seven years.
Congress should flip Harry Reid the bird and stall this until the clock runs out.
With Hillary's chances of coming out of her FBI investigation unscathed, chances are the public will turn against the Dems, and if Congress is tough enough to stand up to Harry Reid, then just screw the Democrats.
Yes, seems to work well for the Dems. feckless GOPe suck.
The Republican Senate owes President Obama the same courtesy the Democrat Senate showed President Reagan when he nominated Robert Bork.
Absolutely. The Dems seem to have blocked this period of time from their pea-sized brains.
Reid is a fossil. Ignore the criminal bagman of the mob!
I guess being a progressive is all about flexible ethics, flexible standards.
harry, you unindicted criminal, STFU.
Dear Harry: GFY.
-America
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