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[The Technomancer]

Compilation of all the GOP Presidential Candidates reactions:

Ben Carson



Marco Rubio



Ted Cruz



Donald Trump

Jeb Bush



John Kasich

Trump is the only smart one of the bunch, good lord

(well, and Kasich and Bush I guess)

 

[Y2Kev]

They show up anyway. Seems like more downside risk.

 

[titiklabingapat]

No way Obama let the GOP Senate stall this appointment. This is his legacy and he knows it. And the best part? He isn't up for re-election this year.

 

[NeoXChaos]

Because you're talking about a partisan primary. AAs are far more likely to be a Democrat, especially in the south, than whites. The whites vote for the GOP, hence the reason the GOP carries the state every election.

yeah hence 47% of that white vote who votes in the Democratic primary probably only make up around 10% in a general while the R makes up 80%

 

[Metaphoreus]

Here's some data on election-year SCOTUS nominations. One thing I haven't seen mentioned in discussions of such history is that, until about the middle of the twentieth century, judicial nominations weren't really partisan affairs.

 

[sangreal]

No way Obama let the GOP Senate stall this appointment. This is his legacy and he knows it. And the best part? He isn't up for re-election this year.

he can't force them to bring it to a vote

if mconnell allows a vote, they will accept a moderate/popular nominee

 

[NeoXChaos]

‏@nkaicherry
@LarrySabato Washington and Eisenhower made recess appointments to the SC

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[Makai]

Here's some data on election-year SCOTUS nominations. One thing I haven't seen mentioned in discussions of such history is that, until about the middle of the twentieth century, judicial nominations weren't really partisan affairs.

No way. Louis Brandeis

 

[eBay Huckster]

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also Monroe, Polk, Fillmore, Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt

(however, peep that 1960 Senate resolution that's inevitably about to get brought up, and also remember that pro forma sessions count as actual sessions)

 

[Y2Kev]

Looks like Obama is stuck. I don't think people would punish the gop for obstruction since they never have. Gotta get out and vote for Hillary/Bernie.

 

[sangreal]

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there is no chance the senate will recess before the end of the session. the scotus already ruled a few years ago that they can prevent intra-session recess appointments w/ pro-forma sessions

 

[teiresias]

So Bush and Kasich hedged their bets and are the only two who did not call for the next president to nominate a judge. I guess Trump didn't either but I know the answer to that.

Honestly, I'm surprised at the restraint Trump showed, I fully expected something like, "I respect Scalia and I cannot wait to choose his successor."

 

[Cesare Borgia]

there is no chance the senate will recess before the end of the session. the scotus already ruled a few years ago that they can prevent intra-session recess appointments w/ pro-forma sessions

Yea makes it hard, we'll see.

This is going to be ugly regardless.

 

[Kyosaiga]

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day ya'll.

Obama better send the GOP a box of chocolate to help digest all that salt.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Honestly, I'm surprised at the restraint Trump showed, I fully expected something like, "I respect Scalia and I cannot wait to choose his successor."

You should read the press release he put up o it. Great restraint

This day is so crazy that the RNC fraudulently using Trump's likeness to try and get fundraising contributions is not being talked about.

 

[Roland_Gunner]

Looks like Obama is stuck. I don't think people would punish the gop for obstruction since they never have. Gotta get out and vote for Hillary/Bernie.

I think this is a very different scenario. The other examples of GOP obstruction were vague and hard to contextualize. Here one party is refusing to even consider the President's selection of a Supreme Court justice. If Obama nominates Sri Srinivasan, as I think is likely, you're talking about a guy that the Senate approve 97 - 0 just a couple of years ago. Not even giving him a hearing would be a terrible precedent.

 

[QuiteWhittle]

David Plouffe ‏@davidplouffe

Let's hope.

Supreme Court? Great, we've had a conservative Supreme Court for the past 40 years(if not longer) Let's ride it out another 40. Not my fault.

 

[B-Dubs]

I think this is a very different scenario. The other examples of GOP obstruction were vague and hard to contextualize. Here one party is refusing to even consider the President's selection of a Supreme Court justice. If Obama nominates Sri Srinivasan, as I think is likely, you're talking about a guy that the Senate approve 97 - 0 just a couple of years ago. Not even giving him a hearing would be a terrible precedent.

Picking him would be a straight troll move. I love it.

 

[Suikoguy]

You should read the press release he put up o it. Great restraint

This day is so crazy that the RNC fraudulently using Trump's likeness to try and get fundraising contributions is not being talked about.

I just looked that up, assuming there is no clause he signed when he ran as a Republican, that's a clear cut case. The RNC fucked up.

http://redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=6599

 

[NYCmetsfan]

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They won't go on recess and the NLRB case is precedent.

 

[Diablos]

It's 11 degrees outside and I just wanted to play video games but now I'm glued to this news.

I wonder if McConnell is being totally serious or if he's making a Boehner kind of play here.

 

[Suikoguy]

It's 11 degrees outside and I just wanted to play video games but now I'm glued to this news.

I wonder if McConnell is being totally serious or if he's making a Boehner kind of play here.

Turtles do play the long game...

 

[Basileus777]

Obama is making a statement in 20 minutes.

 

[Kyosaiga]

Picking him would be a straight troll move. I love it.

and the guy is 48 years old.

So, if we use Scalia, he will be on the court until at least 2046.

Gooooodamn.

 

[Suikoguy]

Obama is making a statement in 20 minutes.

Well be interesting to see how much he plays into the "We won't even let him nominate anyone" narrative.

 

[Y2Kev]

I think this is a very different scenario. The other examples of GOP obstruction were vague and hard to contextualize. Here one party is refusing to even consider the President's selection of a Supreme Court justice. If Obama nominates Sri Srinivasan, as I think is likely, you're talking about a guy that the Senate approve 97 - 0 just a couple of years ago. Not even giving him a hearing would be a terrible precedent.

There's just so much doubt. It looked like for sure the shutdown would hurt the gop in 2014 until obamacare's website blew up. Voters seem to like gridlock. The allure of letting the American people decide is innately democratic and yeoman, and the animosity republicans have for Obama (irrational and otherwise) makes me very skeptical.

Thus the election is immediately more important than ever. Any liberal who does not vote is as directly responsible for the suffering of millions as Scalia was in stopping progress. I indict all keyboard liberals today!

 

[Plinko]

Compilation of all the GOP Presidential Candidates reactions:

Ben Carson



Marco Rubio



Ted Cruz



Donald Trump

Jeb Bush



John Kasich

Cruz is a freaking terrible person. No, Scalia wasn't an "American hero." No, we do not "owe it to him" to wait to appoint someone. That makes no logical sense.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

There's just so much doubt. It looked like for sure the shutdown would hurt the gop in 2014 until obamacare's website blew up. Voters seem to like gridlock. The allure of letting the American people decide is innately democratic and yeoman, and the animosity republicans have for Obama (irrational and otherwise) makes me very skeptical.

Thus the election is immediately more important than ever. Any liberal who does not vote is as directly responsible for the suffering of millions as Scalia was in stopping progress. I indict all keyboard liberals today!

Amen.

 

[Diablos]

I feel like we're living in a time where everything is on the line all the time here in the US. Diablosing jokes aside, nights like this where the hyperpartisanship is present just as fast if not faster than people sending their condolences tells me we're heading somewhere really bleak in the long run.

 

[sangreal]

There's just so much doubt. It looked like for sure the shutdown would hurt the gop in 2014 until obamacare's website blew up. Voters seem to like gridlock. The allure of letting the American people decide is innately democratic and yeoman, and the animosity republicans have for Obama (irrational and otherwise) makes me very skeptical.

Thus the election is immediately more important than ever. Any liberal who does not vote is as directly responsible for the suffering of millions as Scalia was in stopping progress. I indict all keyboard liberals today!

Even if voters don't care to punish Republicans for yet another unprecedented case of obstruction, which is likely, making this election a referendum on the court will almost certainly increase turnout and that tends to benefit Democrats

 

[Roland_Gunner]

God bless Anthony Scalia, finest Sup Ct Justice RIP

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

 

[Y2Kev]

I agree, but not if there's tremendous fractionalization in the party. I wonder if this could potentially help get Bernie elected were he to be the nominee--I would think the full coalition would be out to vote.

Also is it likely people are not to punish or likely to punish? I was confused.

 

[nocturnalis]

Well be interesting to see how much he plays into the "We won't even let him nominate anyone" narrative.

If he's being smart, be won't even address it and just say that a man who served this country died today + call it a day of mourning and make the GOP look like insensitive jerks.

 

[Indicate]

Jonathan Capeheart recently followed up on his accusation of Bernie not being in a photo in his new piece. Time article here.

 

[Diablos]

Does anyone realize that in the year of Trump dominating the news cycle, Obama nominating a guy born in India might just benefit GOP turnout? Hate to say it but that plays right into Trump's hateful and xenophobic rhetoric that people are just gobbling up.

 

[NeoXChaos]

Rebecca BergVerified account
‏@rebeccagberg
Graham on SCOTUS: "If Hillary wins the White House and picks a qualified liberal, I’ll vote for that person."

what

 

[Kangi]

what

Even Lindsey knows to bow to the queen.

 

[QuiteWhittle]

what

Lindsay Graham has consistently respected the authority of a president to choose SC judges.

 

[User 463088]

what

He was arguing that he's going to punish Obummer for the Dems changing the rules to get a simple majority vote on appointees. however, he wouldn't hold that against Hillary.

 

[Makai]

Sanders burned again.

 

[Frank the Great]

Does anyone realize that in the year of Trump dominating the news cycle, Obama nominating a guy born in India might just benefit GOP turnout? Hate to say it but that plays right into Trump's hateful and xenophobic rhetoric that people are just gobbling up.

GOP turnout if always high. Turnout is only really a problem in the Democratic side. High turnout=Dem win.

Therefore, a nominee that causes Republicans to act even more xenophobic will only help Dems.

 

[Diablos]

Graham gives a semi-vote of confidence to Hillary just so he can stick it to Obama? What a fucking idiot. He'd rather vote in a liberal judge over a moderate just so Obama doesn't have the satisfaction of doing anything big in his final year

Think before you speak Queen Lindsey.

 

[Basileus777]

Lindsay Graham has consistently respected the authority of a president to choose SC judges.

Except earlier today on TV where he supported blocking Obama.

 

[NeoXChaos]

Fun fact - Ted Cruz clerked with Sri Srinivasan on the 4th Circuit Court and describes him as a friend. #SCOTUS

what

 

[shinra-bansho]

Well RBG and Scalia were apparently besties.

 

[Kangi]

what

If the feeling is mutual, I hereby oppose appointing Sri to the Supreme Court.

 

[QuiteWhittle]

Except earlier today on TV where he supported blocking Obama.

Really? That's sucks.

 

[RustyNails]

Is the rumormill saying it's going to be Srinivasan?

 

[Plinko]

The most interesting thing here is that Ted Cruz supposedly has a friend.

 

[Basileus777]

Is the rumormill saying it's going to be Srinivasan?

Everyone seems to be sourcing Toobin on it.