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Mitch McConnell To Fox News: NRA Must Approve Of New Supreme Court Justice
Not. The. Onion.
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/03/20/mitch-mcconnell-to-fox-news-nra-must-approve-of-new-supreme-court-justice/
Mitch McConnell refuses to give up. Despite President Obama moving forward and nominating Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, the Kentucky Senator is sticking to his guns, literally in this case, and insisting on blocking Garland as the nominee. In an interview with Fox News Sunday this morning, McConnell told host Chris Wallace that a new Supreme Court justice must have the approval of the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Wallace specifically asked McConnell if, should Hillary Clinton become president, he would consider the nomination of Merrick Garland. McConnell told Wallace:
‘I can’t imagine that a Republican majority in the United States Senate would want to confirm, in a lame duck session, a nominee opposed by the National Rifle Association and the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB).’...
Millhiser also explains the two right-wing organizations that McConnell thinks should have control over approving the Supreme Court nominees. The NFIB has fought hard against both the Affordable Care Act and raising the minimum wage. The NRA is well-known for its opposition to gun safety laws. The group, and therefore McConnell, oppose Garland’s nomination because of two cases, Parker v. District of Columbia and National Rifle Association v. Reno, in which Garland’s decisions did not fall strongly in favor of the NRA....
It seems McConnell is grasping at straws trying to back up his position. He wants people to believe he is justified, but, in reality, he’s just acting like a child, offering flawed logic and tantrums in the hopes of getting his way. And people are starting to see through his childish behavior.
Wallace specifically asked McConnell if, should Hillary Clinton become president, he would consider the nomination of Merrick Garland. McConnell told Wallace:
‘I can’t imagine that a Republican majority in the United States Senate would want to confirm, in a lame duck session, a nominee opposed by the National Rifle Association and the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB).’...
Millhiser also explains the two right-wing organizations that McConnell thinks should have control over approving the Supreme Court nominees. The NFIB has fought hard against both the Affordable Care Act and raising the minimum wage. The NRA is well-known for its opposition to gun safety laws. The group, and therefore McConnell, oppose Garland’s nomination because of two cases, Parker v. District of Columbia and National Rifle Association v. Reno, in which Garland’s decisions did not fall strongly in favor of the NRA....
It seems McConnell is grasping at straws trying to back up his position. He wants people to believe he is justified, but, in reality, he’s just acting like a child, offering flawed logic and tantrums in the hopes of getting his way. And people are starting to see through his childish behavior.
Well, it does say right in Article 2 that... oh, never mind. 
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THE NRA HAS NO CONSTITUTIONAL POWER WHAT SO EVER YOU STUPID, SHIT KICKING PIECE OF CRAP!!!!
And the gun lobby too. 
