The president praised Scalia, who died of natural causes at 79 on Saturday, as "one of the towering legal figures of our time" who had "influenced a generation." Obama said he would make a selection in due time, and the president did not field questions from reporters at an impromptu news conference here at the Omni Hotel.
Obama, who already has named two female justices to the nine-member high court, has the opportunity to leave a broad mark on the nation's highest judicial panel. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has vowed to block any nomination, saying that the next president should have the chance to make the selection.
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Obama is a moron
Ain't going to happen the REPUBLICAN Senate won't allow it..)
He can't do it and here's why. In 1960 the Democrats (yes, Democrats) in order to stop Eisenhower from appointing a SCOTUS during an election year recess.
Here's the WA Post article. Enjoy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/02/13/flashback-senate-democrats-in-1960-pass-resolution-against-election-year-supreme-court-recess-appointments/
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