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Source: Reuters
President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to pick an indisputably qualified nominee for the Supreme Court and chided Republicans who control the U.S. Senate for threatening to block him from filling the pivotal vacancy.
Obama told senators he has a constitutional duty to nominate a new justice after Saturdays death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia and reminded them of their constitutional obligation to do their job and vote to approve or reject his nominee.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said the seat on the nations highest court should remain vacant until Obamas successor takes office in January so voters can have a say on the selection when they cast ballots in the Nov. 8 presidential election.
Im amused when I hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the Constitution suddenly reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there, Obama said.
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