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Yes, put off until after the election, and then the nominee considered at that point. There are a few Republican Senators who have publicly gone on record as be

Yes, put off until after the election, and then the nominee considered at that point. There are a few Republican Senators who have publicly gone on record as being receptive to that, but on the whole Republicans in the Senate have made it clear they do not intend to consider any SCOTUS nominee from Obama, period. Also, this is a Senate that has very consistently blocked Obama's other judicial appointments. Biden didn't take part in that kind of shit back in the 80s and 90s, either.

protomyth 10y ago
> Biden didn't take part in that kind of shit back in the 80s and 90s, either. What? He very much did participate in not considering appointments to the federal bench. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_judicial_appointment_controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_judicial_appoin...
- deciplex 10y ago
  hmm ctrl-f "biden": zero results Of course as a Senate Democrat he did take part in any blocking of judicial appointments by Bush where applicable, which did not rise to the level of the Republican blocking of Obama appointments, but this source hardly paints him as the sort of, I don't know, judge-appointment-blocking ninja which I guess in your mind he's made a career out of. And it certainly doesn't support your original wrong assertion that Biden threatened to block SCOTUS nominees during an election year, back in 1992. Here's something he also said during that same speech: > I believe that so long as the public continues to split its confidence between the branches, compromise is the responsible course both for the White House and for the Senate. Therefore I stand by my position, Mr. President, if the President consults and cooperates with the Senate or moderates his selections absent consultation, then his nominees may enjoy my support as did Justices Kennedy and Souter. Garland was approved unanimously by the Senate for his current appointment, and Obama has made every attempt to reach out to Senate Republicans. Every criteria laid out by Biden back then, has been met. So no, this GOP obstruction does not have precedent or justification across the aisle, or it at least does not have it where you claim it does. Look somewhere else. And let's not forget it's a shitty precedent to have. The Constitution says nothing about "except in an election year" for fucks sake, and the American people most certainly did "decide" back when they re-elected Obama in 2012. For that matter, given his current approval rating, they have not changed their mind since then, either.

protomyth 10y ago

> Biden didn't take part in that kind of shit back in the 80s and 90s, either. What? He very much did participate in not considering appointments to the federal bench. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_judicial_appointment_controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_judicial_appoin...

deciplex 10y ago
hmm ctrl-f "biden": zero results Of course as a Senate Democrat he did take part in any blocking of judicial appointments by Bush where applicable, which did not rise to the level of the Republican blocking of Obama appointments, but this source hardly paints him as the sort of, I don't know, judge-appointment-blocking ninja which I guess in your mind he's made a career out of. And it certainly doesn't support your original wrong assertion that Biden threatened to block SCOTUS nominees during an election year, back in 1992. Here's something he also said during that same speech: > I believe that so long as the public continues to split its confidence between the branches, compromise is the responsible course both for the White House and for the Senate. Therefore I stand by my position, Mr. President, if the President consults and cooperates with the Senate or moderates his selections absent consultation, then his nominees may enjoy my support as did Justices Kennedy and Souter. Garland was approved unanimously by the Senate for his current appointment, and Obama has made every attempt to reach out to Senate Republicans. Every criteria laid out by Biden back then, has been met. So no, this GOP obstruction does not have precedent or justification across the aisle, or it at least does not have it where you claim it does. Look somewhere else. And let's not forget it's a shitty precedent to have. The Constitution says nothing about "except in an election year" for fucks sake, and the American people most certainly did "decide" back when they re-elected Obama in 2012. For that matter, given his current approval rating, they have not changed their mind since then, either.