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| sirbrianwilson | Mar 16 2016, 09:48 AM Post #1 |
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Well, it's time to see if the Senate will do their job or begin making up rules... br |
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| sirbrianwilson | Mar 16 2016, 10:35 AM Post #2 |
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Pretty strategic choice by Obama, I must say. Has garnered bipartisan support. Strong and positive comments have been made about him from republican leaders. Prosecuted the largest domestic terror case in the last 3 decades. |
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| brumdog44 | Mar 16 2016, 04:54 PM Post #3 |
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Moderate choice. We'll have to see if the Grand Old Shutdown party feels like actually working. |
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| HoosierLars | Mar 17 2016, 09:46 PM Post #4 |
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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-once-took-the-gops-position-on-supreme-court-vacancy/ In 1992, then-Sen. Joe Biden said something that won't look good for his boss today. "It is my view that if a Supreme Court justice resigns tomorrow or within the next several weeks, or resigns at the end of the summer, President Bush should consider following the practice of a majority of his predecessors and not, and not name a nominee until after the November election is completed," said Biden, who was then chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on June 25, 1992. In fact, he said that if President Bush put forward a nominee, the Judiciary Committee - his committee - should "seriously consider not scheduling confirmation hearings on the nomination until after the political campaign season is over." |
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| brumdog44 | Mar 17 2016, 11:24 PM Post #5 |
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And if Bush had nominated a moderate, they would have been assholes to not hold hearings. |
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| dreachon | Mar 18 2016, 07:41 AM Post #6 |
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He also said immediately after that: "I believe that so long as the public continues to split its confidence between the branches, compromise is the responsible course both for the White House and for the Senate," Biden also said at the time. "If the President consults and cooperates with the Senate or moderates his selections absent consultation, then his nominees may enjoy my support as did Justices Kennedy and Souter. But if he does not, as is the President's right, then I will oppose his future nominees as is my right." http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/joe-biden-supreme-court-nominee-1992-219635 Edited by dreachon, Mar 18 2016, 07:41 AM.
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| HoosierLars | Mar 18 2016, 09:39 AM Post #7 |
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Senators have a duty to do what they can to get the right judges on the SCOTUS. The Democrats used the "reconciliation" process to pass ObamaCare after Kennedy died, and Harry Reid exercised the "nuclear option" in the Senate. Note that R's haven't retaliated for those two transgressions since winning the reigns of power in '14. |
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| brumdog44 | Mar 18 2016, 04:19 PM Post #8 |
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That's 'right judges'....not Right (R) judges. Or are the republicans in congress who have stated their approval of the current nominee's ability 'changed their mind'? |
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| sirbrianwilson | Mar 18 2016, 06:09 PM Post #9 |
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Nate silver wrote an interesting blog entry on this that its the best bet for the republicans to confirm this pick based on future election odds. |
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| brumdog44 | Mar 18 2016, 06:44 PM Post #10 |
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IMO, it is. Trump is the likely nominee and he trails Clinton in national polls. For all her warts, she is the odds on favorite to win the presidency against Trump. So the Republicans have two options: 1. take the moderate choice 2. delay the nomination and take an underdog shot of being able to get a conservative judge in place. Considering that the judge being replaced was the most conservative judge on the bench, refusal to accept the nomination ends with a pretty good chance of taking a liberal judge in his place......and even if Trump were elected, the chances of him giving a nominee that the establishment likes isn't good. It reminds me of the 'take the draw' scene from Searching for Bobby Fischer. Take the draw, GOP....... [utube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9pFp6iRVM0[/utube] |
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| HoosierLars | Mar 18 2016, 09:27 PM Post #11 |
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I understand why you didn't quote the reconciliation or nuclear option part. For some reason Dems think they are the only ones who are allowed to play hard-ball politics. Seems a bit hypocritical to me (and probably Brian too) |
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| brumdog44 | Mar 19 2016, 12:22 AM Post #12 |
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You claim that Obama isn't capable of compromise. He offers a moderate nominee, one that has been praised by republicans in the past. What was it you were saying about being hypocritical? |
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| sirbrianwilson | Mar 19 2016, 12:37 AM Post #13 |
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I agree with Lars that both parties are guilty of strong-arm dealings in the past. Although, I see this nomination as the ultimate compromise. If the R's hold out on this one and Hillary is elected, expect much worse. Given the risk involved with ignoring your job and denying a vote, it would be pretty politically dumb to walk down that road. |
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| HoosierLars | Mar 19 2016, 09:24 AM Post #14 |
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Yup, agreed. |
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| HoosierLars | Mar 19 2016, 09:25 AM Post #15 |
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I don't think anyone here has ever accused Lenin or Mao of being stupid when it comes to playing politics. |
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