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Chuck Schumer threatens filibuster if Trump doesn't pick 'mainstream' court candidate
The Hill ^ | 11/20/2016 | BY JESSIE HELLMANN

Posted on 11/21/2016 7:29:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned Sunday that Democrats would filibuster Donald Trump's Supreme Court candidates if they are not "mainstream."

"If he doesn't nominate a mainstream candidate, we're going to go at him with everything we've got ... Because this is so, so important," Schumer said on NBC's "Meet the Press." While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had suggested doing away with the filibuster, Schumer said Republicans "don't come with clean hands, having delayed Merrick Garland for a whole year."

President Obama nominated Garland to fill the vacancy left by the death of Antonin Scalia, but the Republican Senate blocked the nomination in hopes that a Republican would win the White House.

When Trump takes office in January, he will almost certainly appoint a conservative nominee to fill the vacancy.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 114th; 115th; chuckschumer; courts; filibuster; merrickgarland; schumerfilibuster; scotus; trumpscotus; trumptransition
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To: SeekAndFind
NUCLEAR


41 posted on 11/21/2016 7:43:36 AM PST by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Jonathan Turley's the ONLY person worth considering who's not a totally dyed in the wool conservative... that's it.

One person.

And Turley has too much integrity for Democrats to ever accept him. So Trump can give the finger to democrats on this issue...

42 posted on 11/21/2016 7:43:56 AM PST by GOPJ ("Fear is a good thing. Fear is going to lead you to take action"...Steve Bannon 2010 interview.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Stuff it Chuckie.


43 posted on 11/21/2016 7:44:43 AM PST by mulligan (I)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Hey Chuckie, remember Harry Reid’s Nuclear Option?”


44 posted on 11/21/2016 7:45:17 AM PST by cpdiii (DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, GEOLOGIST, PILOT, PHARMACIST, LIBERTARIAN The Constitution is worth dying for.)
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To: SeekAndFind
"Mainstream"...


45 posted on 11/21/2016 7:45:19 AM PST by nhwingut (Trump-Pence 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
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To: SeekAndFind

Schumer is a loyal pawn of Satan and enemy of the state. He promotes murder of innocents and lawlessness and nothing he says should be heeded in any form or fashion.


46 posted on 11/21/2016 7:45:48 AM PST by Lions Gate
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To: SeekAndFind

Oh, pleeeeze. After all the far left pick placed by Obama ?


47 posted on 11/21/2016 7:48:22 AM PST by Baldwin77 (They hated Reagan too ! TRUMP TOUGH - AMERICA STRONG)
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To: SeekAndFind

Whaaaaa! Chuckie needs a blankey and green play-doh or he’s going to stomp his widdle feet and hold his breath until he turns blue. Yeah, then you mean old Trump voters will feel bad.


48 posted on 11/21/2016 7:48:48 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: SeekAndFind

Schemer needs to take a break and spend time with his family as he has no ability to stop Trump’s picks.


49 posted on 11/21/2016 7:50:45 AM PST by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp: Replace Ryan & McConnell; Primary Lyn' Ted and others.)
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To: jospehm20

I really despise Schumer, what an ass he is.


I can’t think of a single Democrat in Congress who is a decent human being.


50 posted on 11/21/2016 7:51:35 AM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: SeekAndFind

_uck Chuck


51 posted on 11/21/2016 7:51:50 AM PST by tomkat
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To: circlecity

Reid did not need it when faced with limp wristed Republicans. Trump’s challenge will be to get them to get with his agenda.


52 posted on 11/21/2016 7:53:04 AM PST by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp: Replace Ryan & McConnell; Primary Lyn' Ted and others.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Because Sotomayor and Kagan are so mainstream.


53 posted on 11/21/2016 7:56:35 AM PST by lurk (TEat)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned Sunday that Democrats would filibuster Donald Trump’s Supreme Court candidates if they are not “mainstream.” “

Go ahead Chuckie, we can vote on the same USSC nominee all day, everyday, until he passes.

You’ll tire of talking in a few days, weeks, months,..

Bottom line is nothing else is getting done until he passes!


54 posted on 11/21/2016 7:57:10 AM PST by Beagle8U (Long live Yoga Pants!)
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To: SeekAndFind

55 posted on 11/21/2016 7:57:59 AM PST by CodeToad (Ding Dong, the Bitch is Dead!!!)
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To: kosciusko51

Yup.. but.. The turtle won’t.


56 posted on 11/21/2016 7:58:42 AM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: SeekAndFind

HAAHAHAHAHAHA...I’m sure Trump’s response is something along the lines of “Oooooo...scary”.


57 posted on 11/21/2016 7:59:53 AM PST by Personal Responsibility (We need a separation of press and state!)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I think something has happened to Julian...so it will have to be 4chan


58 posted on 11/21/2016 8:01:11 AM PST by RummyChick (Trump Train Hobo TM Rummychick. Example - Ryan Romney Kasich. Quit trying to Jump on the Train)
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To: SeekAndFind

With the Louisiana Senate runoff, the GOP should have 52 Senators to the Dem’s 48 BUT there is a problem for the Dems to block. The upcoming 2018 elections have a bad slant against the Dems with about 10 D-Senators running in Purple to Red States. Some, like Joe Mancin of WV, are more conservative than many GOPe members and that will make even the 60 an easier hurdle to surmount.


59 posted on 11/21/2016 8:02:09 AM PST by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: Lazamataz

Let it. Trump cannot cave. Just keep picking people in the line of Scalia. When Ginsberg croaks we will kind of have the numbers..depending on squishy Roberts


60 posted on 11/21/2016 8:03:16 AM PST by RummyChick (Trump Train Hobo TM Rummychick. Example - Ryan Romney Kasich. Quit trying to Jump on the Train)
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