Signalling that Obama would face a stiff battle to win confirmation of a nominee before he leaves the White House in January, McConnell said in a statement that the vacancy on the high court “should not be filled until we have a new president”. It has not yet been implemented, and the Obama administration is eager to get it rolling before a new president is elected in November. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, pointed out – could tip the balance of the Senate, as well.
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“I plan to fulfill my Constitutional responsibility to nominate a successor, in due time”, Obama said.
For three decades, Scalia’s outsized personality gave voice to the values of conservative America on the Supreme Court bench, on matters of religion, family, patriotism and law enforcement. Mitch McConnell, Republican majority leader in the Senate, stand by his promise to block any Obama high court choice.
He says the Senate won’t vote on a replacement for Scalia because, basically, they just don’t want to. The last justice to be approved by the Senate of the opposite party during an election year was Justice Anthony Kennedy in 1988.
“He had a brilliant legal mind, who really did care about the legal profession, and he also cared throughout his legal career, about the little person”, said Ken Gormley, President-Elect of Duquesne University.
But Republicans said the so-called “Thurmond rule” – an informal history of not voting on judicial nominees in the months preceding an election – should be observed.
The day after a strong performance in the latest Republican presidential debate, Florida U.S. Sen. “It is not important to me”.
Millet has argued dozens cases before the Supreme Court.
“We’re not going to move forward until there’s an election”. If rumours prove right, Srinivasan (48) could become the first Indian-American to hold office at the apex court.
“We ought to make the 2016 election a referendum on the Supreme Court”, US Senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday.
Reid said it would be unprecedented to have a vacancy on the court for a year.
“You know how polarized everything is”, Kasich said on ABC’s “This Week”.
Flowers are seen in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington DC after the death of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, February 14, 2016.
The Democratic presidential field took a starkly different tone Saturday night. Or he could nominate a more moderate candidate who might gain enough Republican support to gain approval, he said.
Guevara said she will fill out the official death certificate to be permanently filed in Presidio County.
“They are about our democracy, and they are about the institution to which Justice Scalia dedicated his professional life in making sure it continues to function as the beacon of justice that our Founders envisioned”, Obama said.
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Media outlets have released shortlists predicting replacement possibilities, though Obama still has not confirmed any names.
