Posted on 03/16/2016 12:26:30 PM PDT by springwater13
A small group of Senate Republicans is breaking with its party's Supreme Court strategy, with lawmakers saying they're willing to meet with President Obama's pick to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia.
Seven Republicans so far have said they are open to considering or meeting with Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia who was nominated for the Supreme Court earlier Wednesday by President Obama.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she agreed to meet with Garland after the White House reached out, but said such a meeting will take place after the Senate returns from its two-week recess in April.
“The White House has asked me to meet with him, and I've agreed to do so,” Collins said. “I've never refused an offer to meet with a nominee to the Supreme Court; that has always been my standard practice. And, so, I have accepted that offer, and it will be scheduled after the recess."
Asked if she thinks Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will change his mind, the Maine Republican said no.
"I don't see the majority leader changing his mind on this issue. He believes strongly that this should be a decision made by the next president. I don't agree with that decision, but I respect it,” she said. “The irony, however, will be if the next president, whoever that may be, ends up nominating a person who is far more liberal than Judge Garland, who is considered to be a centrist." Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) also told reporters that he would meet with Garland, saying, "I meet with people. That's what I do."
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Can you list them??? Are they up for re-election???
And the cave begins
Not defecting, remaining true to the oligarchy.
RINOs stampeding to do business with Obama.
...and more voters move to Trump while these idiots all sit around and wonder why Trump is gaining more followers and power. doh!
Get ‘em on record and vote them out.
Of course, didn’t Collins bring us Obamacare because she voted it out of committee? Or was that one of her lib RINO cohorts
They’re trying to lose the Senate so they can blame it in Trump
The gutless wonders. Uniparty reigns!
Collins isn’t a Republican.
We’re screwed.
Are they on the Judiciary committee?
Doesn’t matter. Grassley decides.
Flake is McCain Junior.
what a shock /s. mccain’s old gang of 16 or whatever reforming eh.
LOL whoever didn’t see this coming is a moron.
Within minutes of a nomination.
Did they drop whatever they had in their hands and sprint for a microphone?
Time to burn this Party down.
who are these seven in the record? seems they have DC disease.
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