Posted on 02/14/2016 6:58:59 AM PST by Lazamataz
After the sudden death of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, President Obama has the opportunity to move the country’s highest court toward the left by tapping a more liberal-leaning successor.
Immediately after news of Scalia's death broke, diverse options for the top job were being floated along with a debate online among Senate leaders about whether lame duck Obama should be the one to nominate the next justice.
"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday in a statement.
"Therefore this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.â€
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) quickly fired back saying that "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."
Legal experts think Republicans might block an Obama appointee until he's out of office, leaving the court with a gaping vacant seat for nearly a year.
"I think Republicans will make every effort to block the nomination," Stephen Wermiel, Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law told the Daily News. "Even to the point of shedding blood in the aisles of the Senate if they have to."
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What do you mean he has no legacy? Take a look around at the carnage that is your country. That’s his legacy and he’s damn proud of it.
Exactly. She’d make a great justice.
Eric MY PEOPLE Holder did TERRIBLE damage as Attorney General.
Mumia has alot of time on his hands,,He and Obozo see eye to eye on every issue
That would be a step down for Judge Judy when it comes to salary. She makes $47-million a year from her TV show. That’s is 24 times the salary of the entire Supreme Court. The 9 justices currently make, salaries added together, $2.2-million.
I thought Justice Kagen is gay.
Wapner is still alive. He’s in his mid-90s. IIRC, his son Fred is a trial-court judge just like his dad was.
I would figure the short list to be Anjem Choudary, Hillary Clinton, Vladimir Putin and Valerie Jarrett.
Oh, and the next nominee to the DC Circuit will be Kim Jong-Un. And the GOP Senate will confirm him.
I’m betting he’s going to nominate Biden, there’s no way the Republican Senate has the balls to stop that one.
Agreed, though they should move to block Obama’s pick anyways regardless. They can block any Obama appointment to the court by simply doing nothing with the appointment and running out the clock - don’t schedule any judiciary committee hearings on the nominee and do not schedule any votes.
Also, I’m sure the GOP Caucus can find at least 41 Senators this election season to maintain a filabuster against Obama’s pick until the next president is sworn in.
That giant bull dyke Kagan filled the homo spot, and Sotomayor fulfills the wise Latina. This one will be a black Muslim.
It’ll be Holder. IMO. Maybe Lynch but my money is on Holder.
Are any of them Muslims?
I believe God dropped this on us .... as a test, pre-final exam.
I pray we pass ~
(RIP Justice Scolia, one of the good guys)
Happy Valentines, Mr. Laz! Do something fun ;)
We are so screwed.
This 'Sri' guy is the next nomineee. He'll be a covert superliberal, there's no paper to prove it.
I thought that as well.
I thought so as well.
Now judge in the D.C. Circuit court:
At his swearing-in ceremony, he took the oath on the Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita.[20] ****how cool is this!!!! ***** WACKINESS ABIDES!!!
That’s the one he’s posting. No paper on him, but you can guarentee that he’s left of Mao.
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