This is mainly because most Senate Republicans have the delusion that Obama’s constitutional mandates only last for three years instead of the four he was voted in for. “Over the coming weeks, I will study Mr. Garland’s qualifications and judicial philosophy to determine whether or not he will earn my support for his confirmation to the bench”, Murphy said. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., made the case earlier this week that Garland should get a vote.
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At least 12 Senate Republicans have said they will meet with the Obama nominee.
“It’s not at all in any way meant to attack (Moran) or start a fight with him or anything, it’s just because the Congressman really does care about this”, Taylor said Friday afternoon.
“We are in the process of putting the finishing touches on a robust, multi-faceted TV, digital, and grassroots campaign created to remind Senator Moran that he represents the people of Kansas and neither President Obama nor the Democratic Party”, Carrie Severino, the group’s chief counsel was quoted as saying by the paper.
Jerry Moran responded Friday to mounting conservative backlash to his statements that he is open to hearings on President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination.
While Moran has supported giving Garland a hearing, he has also said it’s unlikely he would vote for the president’s nominee.
According to the Dodge City Daily Globe, Moran said Monday at the Dodge City Rotary Club, “I think we have the responsibility to have a hearing, to have the conversation and to make a determination on the merit”.
Asked if the episode might encourage a conservative challenge to Moran, Christensen said, “I think this definitely raises concerns among conservatives”. They have refused to hold a hearing on Garland, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He’s widely regarded as a moderate.
Not all Republican senators agreed to stonewall Garland’s nomination, including those in states Obama carried in 2008 and 2012.
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However, what the founding fathers did not expect is the old “geriatric tortoise”, coined by Jon Stewart, known as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, blocking so much political action in the Senate, which is essentially equal to that of your colon as you exit Chipotle. Now, Cook rates six races as toss-ups: New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin. However, Democrats only need to pick up five seats to regain a Senate majority.
