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Harry Reid To Republicans: You Better Not Block Us From Replacing Scalia
Talking Points Memo's Livewire ^
| February 13, 2016
| Lauren Fox
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."
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; bhoscotus; exercisemachine; harryreid; reidsaturd; scalia; scotus; scotusnominee; supremecourt
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Reid is a piece of human garbage.
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:19:35 PM PST
by
Cats Pajamas
(Any time now Hillary will be bring out the rent-a-dogs!)
To: Sasparilla
Yeah, his exercise machine called the M.O.B.
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:21:56 PM PST
by
Cats Pajamas
(Any time now Hillary will be bring out the rent-a-dogs!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:22:15 PM PST
by
ontap
To: 2ndDivisionVet
44
posted on
02/13/2016 7:22:51 PM PST
by
NoLibZone
(I voted for Mitt. The lesser of 2 evils religious argument put a black Muzzi nationalist in the W.H.)
To: scooby321
Harry can kiss a cow’s butt.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Drop dead you one-eyed corrupt sack o’ shit.
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:24:15 PM PST
by
mkjessup
To: Paladin2
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:24:41 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Proud CRUZader!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Harry Reid needs to meet another angry “exercise machine.”
48
posted on
02/13/2016 7:24:59 PM PST
by
july4thfreedomfoundation
(Politicians and diapers must be changed often and for the same reason.....Mark Twain)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Harry Reid To Republicans: You Better Not Block Us From Replacing ScaliaSound like Dirty Harry is eager for another bout with some exercise machine.
The idiot is not really in a position to make threats.
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:25:09 PM PST
by
publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: Sasparilla
So Dirty Harry's brothers code name is exercise machine....
Nice to know.......
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:25:13 PM PST
by
Osage Orange
(Nowadays we are just Central America with snow.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Nothing like a neutered dachshund pretending he’s a potent pit bull!
51
posted on
02/13/2016 7:28:03 PM PST
by
MHT
(,`)
To: Ciexyz
Well, I’m hoping our side remain resolute.
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:28:10 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Bring up Leaky Leahy's sitting on all of GWB's nominations.
Heck, Leahy lied to a fellow senator about moving a nomination forward.
To: Mr. Lucky
I agree with the Senator from Nevada: the Senate should act quickly on any name the President sends them.I see what you did there.
Acting quickly as many times as it takes sounds great!
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:30:37 PM PST
by
publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Go fight your gym equipment, Harry.
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:30:40 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
.... It should be the responsibility of the GOP/Republiicans to replace Mr. Scalia .... One of their own ...... Hopefully without the strong-arming of the GOPe.
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:31:34 PM PST
by
R_Kangel
( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
To: 2ndDivisionVet
The GOPe cave is already in...don’t doubt it!
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:33:04 PM PST
by
Artcore
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Harry, you decrepit, senile, lying bastard, go to hell, it awaits your arrival.
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:33:12 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: Mr. Lucky
you forgot sarcasm, didn’t you?
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:33:37 PM PST
by
slouper
(LWRC SPR 5.56)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
SuzyQue to Congress: you damn sure better block them.
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posted on
02/13/2016 7:35:56 PM PST
by
SuzyQue
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