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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts) Tue May 3, 2016, 02:32 AM May 2016

Obama takes Supreme Court fight to Republican senators' home turf

Source: Reuters

Obama takes Supreme Court fight to Republican senators' home turf

By Roberta Rampton
May 2, 2016

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday took the political battle over his pick for a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court to the home states of seven Republican senators up for re-election in November.

Obama conducted interviews with local television anchors where he argued that Republican senators should hold confirmation hearings and vote on his nomination of appellate Judge Merrick Garland to the top court.

"What my argument is: Let the American people see Judge Garland, let him answer questions, let them hear his responses," the Democratic president told WDAF-TV FOX 4 in Kansas City, Missouri, a market that straddles states where Senators Roy Blunt of Missouri and Jerry Moran of Kansas are up for re-election.

Republican leaders have been resolute that Obama's successor, who will be elected on Nov. 8 and take office on Jan. 20, should fill the vacancy left by February's death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. Republicans are hoping their party's candidate wins the presidency and can make the appointment.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-takes-supreme-court-fight-republican-senators-home-000352341.html

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Obama takes Supreme Court fight to Republican senators' home turf (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2016 OP

Amazing the hypocrisy of wanting Donald to nominate a justice. CincyDem May 2016 #1

We really need liberals to get control of Congress mdbl May 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chicago1980 May 2016 #3

And a number of Bernie supporters are seemingly willing to leave this decision to a republican Chicago1980 May 2016 #4

These Senators will lose their seats due to this stupidity Gothmog May 2016 #5

don't count those chickens just yet maxsolomon May 2016 #8

That's gonna be a saliva-coated foot. Manifestor_of_Light May 2016 #11

Republicans have Shut Down the Government - No Budget, No Hearings houston16revival May 2016 #6

Yessss. sofa king May 2016 #7

Mike Malloy apparently approves of GOP tactics ffr May 2016 #9

He said nothing about not voting for democrats down ticket Doctor_J May 2016 #10

CincyDem

(6,363 posts)

1. Amazing the hypocrisy of wanting Donald to nominate a justice.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 02:58 AM

May 2016

Here we are in May with an active insurrection among republicans over Donald and a the same time, we're working hard to defy the constitution on behalf of his somehow god given right to nominate a justice.

These guys are total scum.

mdbl

(4,973 posts)

2. We really need liberals to get control of Congress

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 07:20 AM

May 2016

and vote down or hold up every repug issue. About 30 years of that will make up for the lousy crap the GOP has done to this country.

Response to mdbl (Reply #2)

Chicago1980 This message was self-deleted by its author.

Chicago1980

(1,968 posts)

4. And a number of Bernie supporters are seemingly willing to leave this decision to a republican

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 08:52 AM

May 2016

by writing in Bernie's name in the general, voting Green Party, or staying home.

There's a bigger picture than the presidency.

There's the SCOTUS and other federal judge appointments.

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

5. These Senators will lose their seats due to this stupidity

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:16 AM

May 2016

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)

8. don't count those chickens just yet

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #5)

Tue May 3, 2016, 12:43 PM

May 2016

America never fails to shoot itself in the foot.

i'll be mixing metaphors all day, thanks.

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

11. That's gonna be a saliva-coated foot.

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #8)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:27 PM

May 2016

Because they all have hoof in mouth disease.

houston16revival

(953 posts)

6. Republicans have Shut Down the Government - No Budget, No Hearings

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 09:19 AM

May 2016

They are deferring to the next president, assuming they can steal
the election in the US House of Representatives, or that Trump will win

Isn't Ryan being SMUG with that stupid Cheshire cat smile?

He knows the fix is in, if they can maneuver to their advantage

sofa king

(10,857 posts)

7. Yessss.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 10:55 AM

May 2016

I'm proud to rack this one up in the "I told you so" column. Back in March your Nostra-Dem-US proclaimed:

It permits the President to play an extremely not-lame duck role in this election. The President can pick an extremely qualified candidate, let the Republicans refuse to hold hearings, mention the refusal at every press conference, and begin to make a couple dozen Senatorial elections turn on the idea that no matter who's running for President, it's also a mandate for President Obama's Supreme Court nominee.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1375971

President Obama's most amazing ability has always been to find a way to turn the vile behavior of Republicans against themselves. Here he is doing it again, working to flip the Senate while a lesser lame-duck President would be ignoring the elections and organizing his biographical notes. We are so much better off for him, and if we are lucky, we just might find him on the Supreme Court himself in a couple of years, thanks to this effort.

ffr

(22,670 posts)

9. Mike Malloy apparently approves of GOP tactics

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 01:20 PM

May 2016

Lending aid and comfort to the GOP's un-American efforts grates me the wrong way; every non-vote left blank for the democratic candidate is one step closer to ensuring 4 more years of the same shitstorm blockade running Washington now.

Mike Malloy - If It Comes Down To Clinton And Trump...I´m Not Voting

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=364379

Mike Malloy - There´s No Way In Hell I´m Gonna Vote For Hillary Clinton

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=365497

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)

10. He said nothing about not voting for democrats down ticket

Reply to ffr (Reply #9)

Tue May 3, 2016, 08:34 PM

May 2016

Stop blaming liberals for nominating such a revolting candidate.

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