“This is, I think, a measure of how unfortunately the venom and rancor in Washington has prevented us from getting basic work done”, Obama said in a press conference after a Southeast Asian leadership summit in California yesterday. “Historically, this has not been viewed as a question”. Ted Cruz, Obama said he was amused to hear people who describe themselves as “strict interpreters” of the Constitution dispute the idea that he has the right to get a hearing for a Supreme Court nominee.
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“Does the president plan to travel to the court on Friday when Justice Scalia will lie in repose or to attend the funeral on Saturday?” a reporter asked Earnest.
Obama reiterated his comments from he made Saturday night that he will have plenty of time to vet potential nominees, and the Senate will have time to go through the process of confirming of a nominee.
Democrats want to replace Scalia with a liberal justice who will, among other things, join a majority that upholds Obama’s executive orders on immigration. He advised the president to nominate someone who has “an nearly identical resume and capabilities of Justice Scalia”.
President Barack Obama said that he would nominate a qualified Supreme Court nominee and that the Senate would have “more than enough time” to consider his choice. They confirmed him to the high court where he remains today.
“Kelly Ayotte’s state just voted overwhelmingly in favor of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump”, Rubin said.
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has indicated that holding a confirmation hearing for an Obama nominee is not off the table.
Schumer objected Tuesday to Republicans trying to use his remarks for political cover. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
Specifically addressing the debate, Obama issued a firm opinion.
Iowa Democrats have been critical of Grassley, saying he voted to confirm Anthony Kennedy to the high court in 1988, the last full year of Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
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McConnell argued that filling the vacancy should wait until the public will is tested in a new election.
