McConnell waxed poetic about the importance of letting the American people vote for the person who would nominate the next Supreme Court justice. But, of course, the American people did: They elected Obama for a full four-year term, with all of the rights and duties that come along with the power of the presidency.
, “President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.” This is breathtaking hypocrisy. And it will likely work.between the vacancy left by Scalia with that left by Ginsburg by saying Supreme Court seats should only be held open when the Senate and the presidency are controlled by different parties. This is not tortured logic; it is not logic at all.
We should at some point just be honest. McConnell is seizing on Ginsburg’s death as an opportunity to solidify the conservative leaning of the Supreme Court for decades to come — as we knew he would. This is about raw partisan power. There is no legitimate explanation beyond that. Sometimes things are exactly as they appear.
Until Ginsburg’s death, the Supreme Court was divided 5-4, with conservatives in the majority. Chief Justice John Roberts, the
THINK GOP are evil. Can’t wait until the they make the list
THINK ok nominate.
THINK Yes, a point a new Supreme Court Justice as soon as possible.
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THINK In any Supreme Court cases where realDonaldTrump and his administration had a clear vested interest in the outcome, did RBG ever recuse herself due to her inherent bias against him? If she did not, all of those cases that were ruled against him should be thrown out.
THINK Like a jury box, she didn't own the seat, just filled it.
THINK Should Obama decide who would be the next president? Should Trump? Why should she? What hypocrisy.
THINK She doesn't own the seat. Neither is it her responsibility to fill it. FOH
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THINK Haha. What a joke. More fake news from Dems/liberals
THINK Does any dying wish, regardless of who makes it and/or for what reason, supersede law?
THINK It was a living wish that a President was not subjected to sham impeachment on election year. It is right and proper for Trump to nominate replacement as early as next week. RIPRBG
THINK Wow, an NBC news opinion on hypocrisy. Have you forgotten so quickly you own hypocrisies of fake news and MeToo?
THINK NBNews proves with this article it’s a media rag. CENTURIES of historical precedence support republicans filling this seat. The bottom line: If a president & the Senate agree on a Supreme Court nominee, timing has NEVER stopped them. By tradition, only when the voters have...
THINK It's a 'she said, she said' senerio. Was Jessica there...?
THINK Political to the very end...expected; no surprise
THINK F the cryptkeeper
THINK It’s not her seat
THINK Assuming it was really her last wish is true. Were suppose to trust the media. 86% of Americans don't!
THINK She’s not the constitution
THINK Fiddle-faddle Nonsense. GOP doesn't give a 💩 about RBG's dying wish. Silly.
THINK Actually it highlights Ginsburg's selfishness. She could could have let Obama replace her.
THINK Hypocrisy? What? She didn’t outlive his term as she tries to, tough shit I guess, he has full rights to nominate new justice,
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THINK RBG's 'dying wish' is not controlling legal authority.
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it’s not hypocrisy it’s democracy
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