Posted on 02/24/2016 2:02:23 PM PST by HomerBohn
Senate Republicans refusing to countenance filling the US supreme court vacancy have, so far, been able to make it a debate about abstract concepts. But when Barack Obama names his nominee, that is set to change.
“They just keep digging themselves in a deeper and deeper hole,†Democratic senator Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. “If anything, when the president nominates someone and there’s a real live person there, and I’m sure that person will be a very reasonable person to be on the court in the American people’s eyes, it’s going to get worse for them. It’s not going away.â€
The Republicans might find they have a harder case to make in the court of public opinion if, for example, Sri Srinivasan, touted as a favourite among several strong contenders, gets the nod. Chris Coons, a Democratic member of the Senate judiciary committee, described him as “balanced†and “capableâ€.
Srinivasan, who turned 49 on Tuesday, has enjoyed a stellar career. He was born in India and migrated with his family to the US in the late 1960s.
He graduated from Stanford and lectured at Harvard. As a lawyer, one of his most high-profile cases was the defence of Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron executive. As deputy solicitor general of the US, he argued 25 cases before the supreme court.
Crucially, he was nominated by Obama to the powerful US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit and was confirmed by the Senate in 2013 by a 97-0 vote. Republicans would therefore have to explain why, having approved him once, they are unwilling to consider him now.
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He has cleverly put the weasels in a corner!
Even so, if they fail America this time, then their days are truly numbered and the bells are tolling even now for the death of this despicable party.
Big difference between approving a judge for the US Court of Appeals and approving a life time position on the Supreme Court made by the worst president in history.
When this last happened the Dem's did not have a problem doing what the GOP is attempting to do.
No appointment approved that was offered up by this sociopath in the Black Hut.
. He was born in India and migrated with his family to the US in the late 1960s.
No thank you, I want American Born on the Supreme Court.
The Senate Pubbies will do the bidding of the donors.
They always have. If McConnell suddenly grew a spine its only because the donors have decided they do NOT want Obama making this pick.
Since at the moment they are the REAL power in the GOP, this pick is going nowhere.
RE: Sri Srinivasan: potential supreme court nominee could break GOP blockade
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Why should it break the GOP blockade? (unless the GOP is once again scared s***tless of being called racists ).
He was the main lawyer who played a lead role in litigation against the Defense of Marriage Act.
THAT alone disqualifies him.
Who wants another Breyer/Ginsberg/Kagan/Sotomayor/Kennedy in the SCOTUS?
You do realize that if the vote was 97-0, that meant that conservative Republicans voted for him too, not just the so-called RINOs, right?
Robert Bork, who was nominated by Ronald Reagan to the Supreme court in 1987, enjoyed a stellar career.
He served as a Yale Law Professor, Solicitor General, and Acting Attorney General.
He was nominated by Ronald Reagan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC district and unamimously confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1982.
I have a deal for the President Obama and the Senate Democrats. Lets go back to 1988 and retroactively replace every Anthony Kennedy vote with a Robert Bork vote for every Supreme Court for the last 28 years.
If we can do that, I will feel obligated to hold hearings on this fellow because he was unanimously approved for the court of appeals.
Instead of saying they won’t consider any candidate I’d like to see the senate “advise”. Get out front and start naming the people they’d like to see Obama nominate.
They have to agree here to get someone appointed so at least look like they are tying. Instead of just having headlines saying “senate won’t consider Mr XXX” also have headlines saying “Obama won’t consider Mrs YYY”.
I personally think it would be great if the senate finds a 70-some or 80-some year old moderate. Someone who’s a reasonable compromise ideologically. And who’s likely to not want to hang around for more than 1 or 2 presidents. The SC has their 9 this year and the people’s choice for president gets to do the replacement soon. Republicans could look great and I don’t think there’s any way the libs will go along - they see this as a “must win” this year which means things will get very ugly (and republicans are likely to cave/lose). It’s not a “must win” this year for republicans since they can delay it as long as they want.
“Crucially, he was nominated by Obama to the powerful US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit and was confirmed by the Senate in 2013 by a 97-0 vote. Republicans would therefore have to explain why, having approved him once, they are unwilling to consider him now.”
Hey, I play a mean harmonica. Does that mean I can play with the Berlin Philharmonic?
THIS IS A DIFFERENT JOB. WHO CARES WHAT HIS GRADING WAS FOR A LOWER COURT DECISION, YOU PUTZ!
WTF is wrong with hiring someone for the highest court in the land that was born and raised in America? That has a completely American experience? That has a thorough understanding of why Apple should be prosecuted? (well, ok, a little over reach) but why not little Jimmy Jones from Butte Montana? WTF? We ok’d Kagan and Sotonightmare, because they were replacing liberals. Does that get reciprocated? Is this a Scalia look alike, is it?
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgghh.
Felix Frankfurter was the most recent foreign born Supreme Court justice.
Do that and you lose the 2nd Amendment.
On page 166 of Slouching Toward Gomorra, Bork stated that the 2nd Amendment does not guarantee an individual right to keep and bear arms. It guarantees the right of a state to keep an armed militia to defend itself from federal tyranny.
This is MSN. You may freely disregard this as leftist propaganda with no basis in fact.
The one thing the GOP did right was to come out and say immediately that they were not going to hold hearings or a vote on any nomination. By getting out in front of it, they are at least able to say convincingly that they are not opposing any particular nominee, not matter how well-qualified or what minority group they belong to. They are upholding the long tradition of not approving Supreme Court candidates who are nominated during an election season. The Dems will of course try to make them out at racists, etc. but if they are aggressive about defending the principle and using the Dems own words against them constantly, they can win the PR battle, I think.
He's 49 years old, which means he couldn't have been more than 2 or 3 years old when his family came here "in the late 1960s." So why should that make a difference to you?
“No thank you, I want American Born on the Supreme Court.”
Me too.
Yes, very good to go back and get the background on Bork. Ted Kennedy voted for him, or at least didn’t vote against him. Then shot him down for the SCOTUS.
You know, we should all follow the sage advice of Joe Biden and just pass this on to the next President.
He and Ted Cruz clerked on the Supreme Court at the same time, and reportedly have remained friends.
Judging from Nikki Haley’s disgraceful and traitorous performance in Columbia, coming from India cannot be viewed as implying wisdom and a proper understanding of the Constitution.
Stand your ground!
He graduated from Stanford and lectured at Harvard.
1. A leftist, foreign-born Indian who knows nothing of the cultural traditions of this country?
2. Stanford?
3. Harvard?
Those are three stikes, in my accounting.
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