Que Sorpresa!
Posted on 02/15/2016 11:07:39 AM PST by usafa92
Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States under President George W. Bush, said on Monday that President Barack Obama had an "obligation" to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court.
Following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Republican presidential candidates and other party leaders argued that President Obama should not attempt to fill the vacancy in his last 11 months, and that the next president should make the appointment instead.
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He does have an obligation but, the Senate has the responsibility of Advise and Consent and they should not consent to whichever asshat he pushes on us...
Only a temp for the next year.
Bingo!!!
Gonzales just exposed himself one more time as a libtard.
obligation to “nominate” not to “fill”.
I would argue that the president and senate have an implied obligation to work together to fill the position with a mutually acceptable justice. But the only explicit obligations are for Obama to nominate and the senate to confirm or reject.
The bushes like the clintons are a curse on America
But....Bush is the good guyz!? That men old nasty Trump saying mean old nasty stuff about him makes me cry. Doesnt he know how popular Bush is in South Carolina!!!
Agree. But my point is these Republicans have no concept of strategic negotiation. They immediately cede the ground. Instead of yelling loudly that Obama shouldn’t even nominate anyone, they invite him to and they immediately give him the opportunity to take advantage of the nomination. Would you ever hear a Democrat say that a Republican president has the obligation to fill the vacancy?
...Only a temp...
He much damage can a fringe lunatic liberals on SCOTUS do in
a short time? Frightening.
Zero can appoint... Senate gives advice and consent except for recess appointments.
Que Sorpresa!
“He much damage can a fringe lunatic liberals on SCOTUS do in
a short time? Frightening.”
Obligation to nominate.....no more....
The Senate GOP has an obligation to not approve any nominee.
If they fail, there is no point in the GOP existing.
It does not take long for the cheese eating surrender monkeys to start eating their cheese and surrendering.
Thanks fer nuthin’, Bert.
If the Dems take the Senate...Obama has 13 days to get him/her (actually maybe should say "it") through.
In 2007, Schmukie Chuckie said that the Senate Democrats (who were then the majority) would not consider any SCOTUS nomination made by Bush. Of course, Schmukie Chuckie has flipped-flopped now that the parties have switched places.
Democrats are always unified. Republicans are constantly beset with Vichy Republicans and fifth columnists. CNN knows exactly where to go to buttress their arguments for the libs.
“He does have an obligation but, the Senate has the responsibility of Advise and Consent and they should not consent to whichever asshat he pushes on us...”
IF Obama nominates his first choice, Srikanth Srinivasan, the Senate/TEd Cruz is screwed because all the GOP senate voted to confirm him before.
Ted Cruz voted to confirm Obama’s favorite for Scotus, Srikanth Srinivasan to another court.
Cruz, who clerked with Srinivasan at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, quipped, “I am hopeful that our friendship will not be seen as a strike against you by some.”
All McConnell has to do is say three letters, D.....O......A!
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