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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Obama vows to nominate Supreme Court replacement for Scalia

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif — President Obama vowed Saturday to "fulfill my constitutional responsibilities" to nominate a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court and challenged Congress to grant his choice a fair confirmation hearing.

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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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2016 at 11:15 PM

    Obama is a moron

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2016 at 11:43 PM

    Ain't going to happen the REPUBLICAN Senate won't allow it..)

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  3. Thornton CroweFebruary 14, 2016 at 10:33 PM

    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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