David Bernstein:
Thanks to a VC commenter, I discovered that in August 1960, the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a resolution, S.RES. 334, “Expressing the sense of the Senate that the president should not make recess appointments to the Supreme Court, except to prevent or end a breakdown in the administration of the Court’s business.” Each of President Eisenhower’s SCOTUS appointments had initially been a recess appointment who was later confirmed by the Senate, and the Democrats were apparently concerned that Ike would try to fill any last-minute vacancy that might arise with a recess appointment. Not surprisingly, the Republicans objected, insisting that the Court should have a full complement of Justices at all times. Of course, the partisan arguments will be exactly the opposite this time.
So do you think Obama should do the same as that GOP POTUS did ?
I would like to see zero filibusters everything done in a straight up and down vote only that will prevent gridlock
That was a non binding resolution, right?
You would agree that Obama does have both the right and the precedent to make an appointment NOW?
@John: liberals always get faced with unintended consequences when they try power grabs.
@John:
Of course Obama has the Constitutional ability to nominate Scalia’s replacement.
But likewise the Senate has the right (and in this case the absolute duty) to oppose, obstruct and deny any attempt by Obama to put another incompetent, idiotic leftwing activist hack like Kagan, Ginsberg, or Sotomayor.
And you leftists can pound sand with your false sanctimony about obstruction of judicial nominations:
Time for conservatives to rise up and exercise bluntforce political power exactly like the leftist scum do. If McConnell and the GOPe fold and allow Obama to put anyone on SCOTUS, it will be the end of the GOP.
@Pete: Do Conservatives have the guts to rise up and stop populist/egotist Trump??