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[Cesare Borgia]

Trump has a weird reaction

@realDonaldTrump The totally unexpected loss of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is a massive setback for the Conservative movement and our COUNTRY!

http://thedailybanter.com/2015/12/whoah-antonin-scalia-even-racist-donald-trump/

I'd be stunned if Cruz doesn't bring this up tonight.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

I just saw the news.... Holy shit..

 

[BanGy.nz]

Fuck nominating a moderate. Obama should just go all out, not giving a fuck.

Hell yeah. We're going to be hearing about "LIBURL COURT! ACTIVIST JUDGES! BABY KILLERS!" till the end of time, why not at least the first part true?

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder?

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[Diablos]

Okay I'm not gonna knock Cruz too much because we're all basically hoping we can push the court back towards the left whereas Ted wants to solidify it as right wing. The lines have been drawn.

Ginsburg was hesitant but if Obama's pick gets confirmed i wonder if she will step down

This is huge

 

[kirblar]

Trump has a weird reaction

@realDonaldTrump The totally unexpected loss of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is a massive setback for the Conservative movement and our COUNTRY!

The wording on this is so telling. (Trump doesn't see himself as a conservative- to no one's surprise.)

 

[User 463088]

I won't speak ill of the dead. So.....uh.....ya.

 

[Bowdz]

At least liberals will now be reminded over and over this year that 2016 is vital because of the Supreme Court.

Obama needs to nominate someone with unimpeachable credentials and a minority. Like Leah Ward Sears (off the top of my head). The optics of Republicans trying to block someone like that would be damning in an election year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Srinivasan

Literally the perfect choice. 97 - 0 through the Senate 3 years ago which allows him to use the GOP stall as a cudgel over their heads throughout the election. CNN has already been reporting that GOP senate staffers have said there is "absolutely no way" that they will approve an appointment from the President this year.

If he goes for Sri, he can claim to be a moderate working for the good of the country only to have the GOP resort to their typical political stalling tactics and actually back it up with their previous voting record.

 

[Kyosaiga]

Okay I'm not gonna knock Cruz too much because we're all basically hoping we can push the court back towards the left whereas Ted wants to solidify it as right wing. The lines have been drawn.

Ginsburg was hesitant but if Obama's pick gets confirmed i wonder if she will step down too

This is huge

Ginsburg stepping down would be a dumb, DUMB move. She'll wait until after the next President gets sworn in, hopefully a democrat

 

[Black Republican]

Just realized Rubio wont have a senate seat whether he wins or not this year, will he skip the vote if an appointment happens this year or nah?

 

[NeoXChaos]

Nate CohnVerified account
‏@Nate_Cohn
Opinion: GOP better off opposing nominee / demanding compromise/cooperation than saying "no confirmations until '17"

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[danm999]

Just realized Rubio wont have a senate seat whether he wins or not this year, will he skip the vote if an appointment happens this year or nah?

He has to block Obama's appointment. That guy knows exactly what he is doing.

 

[Wilsongt]

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So, continuing to be obstructived assholes. Sounds like the GOP.

 

[pigeon]

I expected Cruz to comment. I didn't expect him to instantly plant himself in the "the nomination should be delayed until 2017" camp. That's a risky position, riskier than Cruz seems to normally like.

I kind of think it's classic Cruz. If it happens in the Senate he'll definitely be yelling about it and calling McConnell a sellout betraying America, so better just go ahead and plant the flag now so that he can be consistent.

 

[User 406]

I won't speak ill of the dead. So.....uh.....ya.

I'll say nothing at all, a very large, vehement amount of nothing at all.


Edit: And Cruz probably figures he can help his campaign by leading the charge to obstruct a nomination.

 

[User 463088]

I'll say nothing at all, a very large, vehement amount of nothing at all.

If you bite your tongue hard enough, you learn to like the taste.

 

[pigeon]

Really need a Metaphoreous comment right now.

To make sure he's still alive, you mean.

 

[Ecotic]

Rubio is probably wishing Christie was still in the race. What a better time to point out that Senators also make consequential decisions than to point out to Christie tonight that he has a vote on Obama's nominee.

 

[Iolo]

Obama should nominate Hillary to the SC. GOP can choose between having her as President for 4-8 years or Supreme Court Justice for 15-20.

To make sure he's still alive, you mean.

ohoho

 

[eBay Huckster]

Really need a Metaphoreous comment right now.

Come to think of it, we've never seen Scalia and Metaphoreus in the same room, have we?

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

There is no basis in text, tradition, or even in contemporary practice (if that were enough), for finding in the Constitution a right to demand judicial consideration of newly discovered evidence of innocence brought forward after conviction.

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[Coriolanus]

Guys, who is Thomas going to follow around like a lost puppy on the stand now? BibleThump

Thomas following around Scalia?

You do know that it was usually the exact opposite?

 

[Diablos]

If they don't confirm Obama's pick for the court I am going to rage. This would be unprecedented. Enough Democrats voted for Roberts and Alito. Grow the fuck up GOP

 

[ivysaur12]

McConnell is dumber than I thought:

‏@toddzwillich
MCCONNELL: "this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President.”

 

[Black Republican]

Meanwhile ARG polled SC Friday & Saturday and has KASICH in 2nd:
Trump 35%
Kasich 15%
Rubio 14%
Cruz 12%
Bush 10%

https://t.co/L87nn4T7pt

 

[sangreal]

mcconnell came out saying it should not be filled, so there it is

 

[kirblar]

McConnell is dumber than I thought:

Holy shit, it's on.

 

[Brawndo Addict]

Thomas following around Scalia?

You do know that it was usually the exact opposite?

Yeah, I respect Thomas a lot more than Scalia. People always make fun of him for not asking questions when he's actually the only one up there being honest about their worth. And I may disagree with Thomas's constitutional views, but he is actually consistent in following them.

 

[User 463088]

Fuck McTurtle.

 

[WayneMorse]

McConnell is dumber than I thought:

Is there anything that Obama and the Senate Democrats can actually do to bring the nominee to a vote?

 

[QuiteWhittle]

McConnell is dumber than I thought:

I bet this won't hurt the GOP at all.

 

[Basileus777]

https://t.co/L87nn4T7pt

Nothing could be better for Trump than this.

 

[And_Gignac]

This will hurt Sanders unless the "more electable" narrative switches to him.

It remains to be seen how much people will care about the appointment, though.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

https://t.co/L87nn4T7pt

Oh my sweet yes.

 

[NeoXChaos]

Clinton 65%
Sanders 27%

Primary Voters Democrats (75%) Other (25%)
Clinton 66% 61%
Sanders 24% 34%

Likely Democratic
Primary Voters 18 to 49 (39%) 50 and older (61%)
Clinton 57% 70%
Sanders 36% 20%

Likely Democratic
Primary Voters Male (39%) Female (62%)
Clinton 61% 67%
Sanders 32% 23%

Likely Democratic
Primary Voters African American/
Black(53%) White (46%)
Clinton 74% 54%
Sanders 19% 35%

 

[User 463088]

I know no one cares about polls right now, but was the Dem ARG poll posted?

Hillary 65%
Bernie 27%

 

[A Human Becoming]

Is anyone going to start a bet on whether Scalia's seat will be filled while Obama is in office?

 

[HylianTom]

We get to vote in November on whether the political center of gravity in this country for the next 20+ years shifts left or right. That's what's on the ballot, no matter whom the nominee is.

I thought 2012 felt huge, but damn. This really feels like it's for all the marbles.

I used to rant about this, and I'm sure many here in PoliGAF can recite the lines along with me like a Rubio talking point, but.. told y'all so.

 

[Wilsongt]

McConnell is dumber than I thought:

It's nice to wishfully think the GOP will win in November, I guess.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

It's so parsimonious to me that Trump is like a solid 30 something percent amongst all demographics polled.

 

[Black Republican]

how reliable is ARG?

 

[StopMakingSense]

Is there anything that Obama and the Senate Democrats can actually do to bring the nominee to a vote?

No but going full steam ahead will make the senate Rs look ridiculous.

 

[pigeon]

McConnell is dumber than I thought:

I am honestly surprised that he did this. I guess they feel more confident against Hillary than I expected.

 

[RastaMentality]

Damn, I thought SC should've been Cruz country after Trump country and he seems to be falling.

 

[And_Gignac]

I know no one cares about polls right now, but was the Dem ARG poll posted?

Hillary 65%
Bernie 27%

Let me review the poll and nitpick something faulthy so I can construct a counter argument about how this is actually great for Bern.

 

[dramatis]

This election is not going to be beaten in our lifetimes, good grief

 

[ivysaur12]

I bet this won't hurt the GOP at all.

Oh, I very much disagree. I think this is one of the few things that could have consequences in an election.

I am honestly surprised that he did this. I guess they feel more confident against Hillary than I expected.

I wouldn't be surprised if we still end up with a confirmation.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Fuckers.

Fucking motherfuckers.

Welp, any asshole who doesn't suck it up and vote for the Dem nominee can get bent.

 

[tmarg]

Is there any historical precedent they could use to explain stalling? I don't know how they argue that Obama shouldn't be allowed to perform the duties of his office.

 

[Wilsongt]

I bet Scalia planned this. All of the salt from the gay marriage and ACA ruling finally got to him. So he decided he'd go out in a high note. A final magnum fuck you.