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Possible choice of Nevada governor a test for Senate GOP
Reid said. “As a chairman who refused his duty, and instead allowed the Republican leader to ride roughshod over the Judiciary Committee’s storied history?” Grassley’s committee would vet and hold hearings on any nominee. He met with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Monday.
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As governor, Politico reports, Sandoval has often bucked conservatives by being in favor of abortion rights, immigration reform and Obamacare, as well as embracing clean energy and police body cameras. Dean Heller, a Republican, said Nevadans should have a voice in approving a selection – which his aides said meant the next president, not Obama, should fill the vacancy.
U.S. President Barack Obama says his Supreme Court nominee will be someone who grasps the way in which the court’s rulings affect the daily lives of Americans.
A 52-year-old Mexican-American, Sandoval was appointed a judge by Republican George W. Bush, Obama’s predecessor, before being elected governor in 2010.
The stakes are obvious.
For Republicans, there’s the prospect that their unprecedented action to deny a Supreme Court nominee even a courtesy call will calcify the public’s view that they are obstructionist, a conclusion McConnell has worked studiously to turn around. Democrats and some Republicans believe that if Trump is the GOP presidential nominee, he will cost Republicans seats in Congress.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the letter was “shameful and irresponsible” in a statement.
Earlier Wednesday, Obama wrote what he was looking for in a nominee on the SCOTUSblog.
Meantime, a new TV ad by Justice Not Politics is airing here this week, featuring Sandra Day O’Connor calling for an immediate appointment.
Asked if Obama picking Sandoval would change his opposition to a nominee, Sen.
“I have many faults, but getting off-message is not one of them”, McConnell said in the face of a barrage of questions at his first news conference since the February 13 death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
The people asked not to be identified because the White House hasn’t publicly discussed its strategy for the court battle. The nomination of the Republican Mr. Sandoval could serve as a compromise position, if the GOP were amenable to compromise. “I talked to [Obama’s] political guy today”. “The situation may evolve over time”.
At the governors’ meeting over the weekend, Sandoval said he was honored his name was mentioned as a potential successor for the late Justice Antonin Scalia, but had heard nothing to think the Democratic president is considering him. “We know senators say stuff all the time”.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., repeatedly insisted Tuesday that “the decision ought to be made by the next president”. “It’s not about the personality”, he said.
In the meantime, the White House has sought to publicly demonstrate the thoughtful deliberation Obama is devoting to his decision.
Brian Sandoval, as a potential nominee. “And Act III is Republicans being forced to drop their obstruction”. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), to tout 1.3 million petition signatures urging Republicans to take up President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court justice nomination.
According to the Post, “Sandoval is not seen as labor-friendly” and he initially asserted that President Obama’s health-care law was unconstitutional.
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“If in fact this gets stonewalled, the next Congress will understand that has nothing to do with the candidate and will likely consider the candidate again”, Hart said. But it could disappoint progressives who are pushing for a more liberal justice.