Senators Invited to White House for Supreme Court Talks

villager

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Tue Apr-13-10 02:13 PM
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Senators Invited to White House for Supreme Court Talks

Edited on Tue Apr-13-10 02:14 PM by villager

Source: NY Times

Senators Invited to White House for Supreme Court Talks

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

President Obama has invited top Democratic and Republican senators to the White House next Wednesday to consult on his next pick for the Supreme Court � a move that means, in effect, there will be no announcement of a candidate for at least the next eight days.

Mr. Obama has invited Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate, and Senators Patrick L. Leahy and Jeff Sessions, the Democratic chairman and senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, to talk about the vacancy that will be created when Justice John Paul Stevens retires at the end of this term.

The White House said Friday that Mr. Obama expected to announce his choice for a replacement within the next several weeks.

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gateley

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Tue Apr-13-10 02:28 PM
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1. I wonder who the "top" Dem and Rep senators are... I'd like to nominate

Edited on Tue Apr-13-10 02:29 PM by gateley

Jonathan Turley and would pass that along to my Senators (who don't always listen).

ETA - It was good of Obama to invite the Reps, but I'm pretty sure it'll be a repeat of what happened during the 'bi-partisan' health care discussions. Except Boehner doesn't have a 1000+ page document to lug around as a prop.

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saigon68

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Tue Apr-13-10 03:38 PM
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6. Joementum Limpmann comes to mind

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TheCowsCameHome

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Tue Apr-13-10 02:58 PM
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2. Maybe Boner will make his pitch for orange-skinned minorities.

or which he is the only one known to man.

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JDPriestly

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Tue Apr-13-10 03:12 PM
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3. Why is Obama "reaching out" again?

This will never get him or anyone else anywhere.

Wrong approach, Mr. President. Let them filibuster.

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safeinOhio

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Tue Apr-13-10 03:30 PM
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4. He lets them hit rock bottom

then he throws them a pick and shovel.

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change_notfinetuning

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Tue Apr-13-10 03:35 PM
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5. Don't know that, but I do know that Obama shouldn't use words if he doesn't

know the meaning, like audacity. What we've got is no audacity versus the audacity of NO!

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No Elephants

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Wed Apr-14-10 02:37 AM
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10. Do you know how long it'sbeen since a SCOTUS nominee was actually filibustered?

Hatch and Kyl are on national TV claiming that Democrats filibustered Alito, but that's a lie. Sadly, not a single interviwer has called anyone on that lie.

Last time I found when I googled was Abe Fortas--and that was not to get on the SCOTUS. He already was on the SCCOTUS. It was only to go from Associate Justice to Chief Justice--and it looked as though he had been on the take.

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placton

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Tue Apr-13-10 04:00 PM
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7. Mr. Obama

will nominate "Justice Meh," driving the court further rightward.

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totodeinhere

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Tue Apr-13-10 04:04 PM
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8. I wish he would just ignore those fucking GOP neanderthals and nominate a good progressive, and if..

they don't like it, fuck them.

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SpartanDem

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Tue Apr-13-10 04:13 PM
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9. He did same thing with Sotomayor

Bush did same for his picks. This standard operating procedure so no need to start hand wringing about he GOP making the pick.

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