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flying-skeleton

(697 posts) Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:16 PM Oct 2016

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URGENT MESSAGE for President Obama .....

If and when Trump resigns ... Quickly withdraw your Supreme Court nominee before Turtle McConnell can vote on your nomination and let (knock on wood) President Clinton nominate someone with a (knock on wood) "friendlier" Senate.

Should President Obama withdraw his nominee to the Supreme Court?

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URGENT MESSAGE for President Obama ..... (Original Post) flying-skeleton Oct 2016 OP

The President is obligated to nominate a replacement for Scalia. FSogol Oct 2016 #1

Why hand Repubs in the Senate a cheap "win" before the election? Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #2

The role of the office is not a political toy jberryhill Oct 2016 #3

What a remarkably bad idea. marble falls Oct 2016 #4

Why is this even an issue here? Wednesdays Oct 2016 #5

T think the Publicans should pay a price marybourg Oct 2016 #6

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

1. The President is obligated to nominate a replacement for Scalia.

Reply to flying-skeleton (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:19 PM

Oct 2016

Screw game-playing. Removing the nomination lends credence to the GOP idea that the nomination should go to the next office holder.

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)

2. Why hand Repubs in the Senate a cheap "win" before the election?

Reply to flying-skeleton (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:21 PM

Oct 2016

All those races out there are already using this, I presume.

"Repubs" refused to do their jobs. Vote Dem.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. The role of the office is not a political toy

Reply to flying-skeleton (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:22 PM

Oct 2016

marble falls

(57,099 posts)

4. What a remarkably bad idea.

Reply to flying-skeleton (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:23 PM

Oct 2016

Wednesdays

(17,380 posts)

5. Why is this even an issue here?

Reply to flying-skeleton (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:25 PM

Oct 2016

marybourg

(12,633 posts)

6. T think the Publicans should pay a price

Reply to flying-skeleton (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 10:32 PM

Oct 2016

for this stunt, to discourage them from doing it again. So, "yes"

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