Piss poor timing, dude.
Ooooh......a confirmation process right through the peak of an election cycle....this could get really interesting. Especially if an independent can point at crap by both parties.
In before people say Obama had him murdered
If the Publican leadership were "smart" they would signal that they are pushing the process to after the upcoming election.
In before people say Obama had him murdered
And leave such an important branch of government crippled, out of a desire to exert partisan influence ? It would be pretty transparent. There's no valid excuse to wait. Gonna be hard to share that "gridlock" burden with such obvious gamesmanship. No, I think that if Obama runs a "reasonable" nominee up the flagpole, they stand to lose big for stalling.
McConnell has already said the new president should appoint.
Realistically, a new president will get the nominee as it will be impossible to get one through the senate until then.
I heard that and it's a wise move by McConnell. However as we on the right have often observed Mr. McConnell's positions are malleable and open to reinterpretation. Frankly, I don't trust McConnell to stick to this position though I hope I'm wrong here.
In before people say Obama had him murdered
It is really immaterial, in a 8 member SCOTUS, a 4-4 tie means the Appellate ruling stands.
...BTW, I just saw a picture of Obama 2008 versus Obama 2016 and why anyone would want to be president is beyond me. The man looks like he's aged 40 years. It's striking.
I promise my vote in the upcoming primary for the Republican party to the candidate that says we should NOT delay the appointment of a new supreme court justice.
I'm not saying that a nominee has to be confirmed, I just want our next President to be above the shameful party politics played by both sides.
This is a loser for the Republicans. Holding the highest court in the land hostage with political games will not appeal to moderate/swing voters. The media will certainly not treat them kindly. Then they'll lose to Hilary/Bernie anyway and be in the same spot except they'll have looked really dumb/corrupt/incompetent in the process.
A nomination before this executive office term ends will most certainly add to the divisive "shameful part politics" that are already at a feverish level.
the POTUS should get his pick.
What's your definition of a "reasonable" candidate to replace Justice Scalia? I don't see president Obama selecting anyone that would be remotely acceptable as a replacement for Scalia. If justice Ginsberg had passed away I would agree with you that a replacement Justice could and would be confirmed even this close to an election. The big difference is that replacing Ginsburg with an Obama nominee would NOT alter the ideological makeup of the court. Replacing Scalia has the potential to significantly alter the ideology of the court. This is to important to be left to a lame duck president in a deeply divided country. Waiting for the results of the November election would be the fairest way to settle this and I think most Americans would see it that way.
BTW, I would be making the exact same argument if in February, 2008 justice Ginsburg had passed away. I would have supported the notion that president Bush NOT nominate a replacement but instead should wait until after the election.
I also don't think this will bother Americans. The court can still make rulings with eight members and on the right, there would be an ugly revolt if McConnell allowed president Obama to select justice Scalia's replacement. An UGLY revolt as in the end of the Republican party.
Before 1981 the approval process of Justices was usually rapid. From the Truman through Nixon administrations, Justices were typically approved within one month. From the Reagan administration to the present, however, the process has taken much longer.
McConnell has already said the new president should appoint.
Realistically, a new president will get the nominee as it will be impossible to get one through the senate until then.
Justice Scalia passing away has burdened the Obama administration with a HUGE headache. This makes president Obama's last year in office even more problematic.
The system will prove itself broken if Obama cannot get someone through in 9 months, and anyone who supports such a deliberate action by the Republicans is part of the problem.
This is a loser for the Republicans. Holding the highest court in the land hostage with political games will not appeal to moderate/swing voters. The media will certainly not treat them kindly. Then they'll lose to Hilary/Bernie anyway and be in the same spot except they'll have looked really dumb/corrupt/incompetent in the process.
A nomination before this executive office term ends will most certainly add to the divisive "shameful part politics" that are already at a feverish level.
I'm forced to agree. It's not a hill worth dying on. Unless Obie nominates a child molester or some such character, the POTUS should get his pick.
The GOP will pick the next 2 anyway, so the pendulum will just swing back.