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He absolutely should it is his job.
by xwdv 6y ago
He absolutely should it is his job.
- zacksinclair 6y agoDo you recall when the republican party blocked Obama's ability to appoint in the run-up to the last election? (parent commenter is referencing this)
- hindsightbias 6y agoBiden Rule!
- tick_tock_tick 6y agoFor context https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/mar/17/context-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/ https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/mar/17/context-biden...
- mikeyouse 6y agoIt wasn't even in the "run up" to the election - Scalia died in early February. Garland was nominated in mid March. Obama had 10 more months in the Presidency (~23% of his presidency left when Scalia died and McConnell said we shouldn't fill a vacancy in an election year).
- jeffbee 6y ago"In the run up" meaning that Scalia died in February 2016, nine months before the election, and the very solemnly contemplative senator from Kentucky announced “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president."
- elmomle 6y agoI believe the parent comment was mocking the exact stance that Republicans took four years ago, and the fact that they will very certainly not take that stance this time.
- mc32 6y agoTrue, but we’re talking politics and politicians. Compare Biden before and New Biden on issues. They ALL would do that. There is no real holier than thou politician.
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- rpearl 6y agocool. where's Justice Merrick Garland, then?
- nscalf 6y agoSince you clearly don’t get the context, the Republicans made this a giant issue when Obama had an open Supreme Court seat towards the end of his term. Let’s call a spade a spade: the republicans have no regard for the constitution or laws of the land if they benefit from ignoring it. They will now ignore the precedent they set and place a new Supreme Court justice.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoObama had more time left than Trump so the hypocrisy coming out of the Senate will be that much richer. > “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president,” McConnell said > “You’d have to go back to 1888 when Grover Cleveland was in the White House to find the last time a vacancy created in a presidential year was confirmed by the party opposite the occupant of the White House,” McConnell said in March 2016 > “We think the important principle in the middle of this presidential election, which is raging, is that the American people need to weigh in and decide who’s going to make this decision,” McConnell said > Speaking in his home state of Kentucky on Tuesday, McConnell was asked what he would do about a high court vacancy if a seat were to open up [in 2020]. “Oh, we’d fill it,” McConnell said
- xwdv 6y agoI get the context. Times change.
- nscalf 6y agoYep, they've gotten more corrupt.
- shajznnckfke 6y agoI think the law of the land is probably “whoever controls the Senate decides whether the Senate confirms a nominee”, but I guess we’ll find out soon.
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- axaxs 6y agoNot sure why you are downvoted, this is correct. What the R's did to Merrick Garland was a disgrace. What kind of wink and a nod agreement is that? They should codify this into law, not keep perpetuating it forever. How long until it's 'oh, he's only got 3 more years left...lame duck!'
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