Obama has started work to pick Supreme Court justice: White House

[Little Tich]

Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday said President Barack Obama had started preliminary discussions with his team about naming a Supreme Court justice nominee and accused Republicans of "bluster" for saying they would not confirm his pick.

White House spokesman Eric Schultz told reporters that administration officials had been in touch with Senate offices about the process, which is shaping up to be an epic fight between Republicans and Democrats in a presidential election year.

Republicans, who control the Senate, say Obama should put off naming a replacement for conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died over the weekend, and leave it to the next president to decide. Democrats say it is the president's responsibility and right to make the choice.

Americans choose a new president in November elections. Obama leaves office in January 2017.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-started-pick-supreme-court-justice-white-house-214747936.html

[sharp_stick]

1. I heard this is the shortlist

http://tinyurl.com/jyz4kg7

[ThreeWayFanny]

4. LOL, +10 eom

[Red Knight]

9. That is the funniest thing I've read this year.

The Onion has some great writers.

[ladjf]

2. I predict that he will select a so-called "consensus candidate". But, he is the President

and has the right to pick whoever he wishes.

[William Seger]

3. I predict that he will nominate Lynch (n/t)

[mpcamb]

5. It would be reasonable to pick one of the Judges who passed the Senate with 97-0 or 98-0 outcomes

on one hand; on the other, screw it, Obama's a legal scholar, so pick the best young talent out there.

[lastlib]

6. "Dear" Senator Turtle: In November 2012, Barack H. Obama....

was re-elected to another FOUR-year term as President of the United States--NOT (as you seem to believe) a THREE-year term. His FOUR-year term as President of the United States expires on Jan. 20, 2017--NOT on Feb. 12, 2016. Therefore he has the RIGHT and the DUTY to nominate a candidate to fill a vacancy on the United States Supreme Court.

So get off yerASS and confirm his choice, or come up with a damned good reason to reject it. (HINT: "We don't like the black guy being in the White House" is NOT a good reason!)

[DallasNE]

7. What Would George Washington Do?

That is a fair question for those Originalism proponents, right?

Well, what did George Washington do?

In his 8th year in office Washington appointed two members to the Supreme Court. So, Sen. McConnell, what do you have to say about that now? If it is good enough for Washington it is good enough for Obama, right?

[Major Hogwash]

8. I would like to see President Obama appoint a very liberal Democrat to the Court. Someone like . . .

. . . Congressman Keith Ellison.

An honorable man who has spoken out to support people of all races and religions, a man who has a tremendous amount of integrity, and a man who is extremely thoughtful of the words he uses to express his viewpoints.

[SmittynMo]

10. Rubio, McConnell, Cruz, others,,,,,,

So let me get this straight.

These 3 assholes, and others, have pre determined that President Obama is not allowed to select a Supreme Court justice in the event of a death? Yes, they'll probably succeed in delays, but to boldly come out and shut it down? Doesn't this fall under the category of treason? And if so, isn't it time to prosecute them?

And people wonder why Trump and Bernie are doing so well? People are fed up with it. Period!!! It's time for a political revolution and remove these pricks right out of office. It's time for the next generation to stand up and take a stance.

I sooooo look forward to this election year. It's out with the old SOS. I, and many others are ready for a change in policies, procedures, and scenery.

[onenote]

14. No its not treason. Check your copy of the Constitution.

And its not unconstitutional, illegal or anything else. Its partisan politics. And whether or not its successful will be decided ultimately by the electorate.

[roomtomove]

11. I was impressed

...with Obama's calm muted intelligent response to the whiny wimpering Republicans, who couldn't even wait until the body was cold.

[a kennedy]

12. He's always been calm, cool, and intelligent

Hope he makes US proud with his pick. Gonna miss him terribly.

[PADemD]

13. Senator McConnell

President Obama won the 2012 election with 65,918,507 votes.

You, Senator McConnell, won your 2014 election with only 806,787 votes.

I voted in 2008 and 2012 for President Obama.

I did not vote for you.

Confirm a replacement for Justice Scalia.

[TryLogic]

15. It's a Republican money scheme. Make a fight, ask for money. I think that will work both ways.