Sen. Chuck Grassley would be "foolish" to hold Senate hearings on anybody President Barack Obama nominates to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Sen. Orrin Hatch tells Newsmax TV.
"It would be up to Sen. Grassley whether he holds hearings," Hatch, a Utah Republican, said Wednesday on "The Steve Malzberg Show."
"But the decision has been pretty well made that in order to protect the integrity of the court during this very, very political time and such a big political brouhaha … let's put it off until next year.
"Then whoever is president, whether it's a Democrat or a Republican, will have a right to nominate whoever they want."
On Tuesday, Grassley, a Iowa Republican and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, left open the possibility Tuesday of a hearing if President Barack Obama puts a nomination forward, something the commander-in-chief says he intends to do.
But Grassley said he personally believes that picking a new justice should be delayed until a new president is chosen, either Republican or Democrat.
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3 comments:
Considering what the current POSPOTUS has done TO this country - we need to do everything we can to limit any further impact.
This POS needs to go - we need to truly vigilant and vote to get rid of the current cronyism and self serving politicians!
Call 202-224-3121 and tell them not to vote for Obama's pick
Trump is a direct response to how the white house is being run. No need to say more.
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