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Showing Original Post only (View all)Obama's deal with the Repugs on Supreme Court nominee? [View all]
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Source: Rachel Maddow Shoe 3/16/16
According to Nina Totenberg, NPR's Legal Correspondent appearing on the Rachel Maddow Show tonight Obama has made a deal with the Repubs that goes like this: The Repugs will still not consider or do anything with Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court until after the election in November. Then, if the Democrats win the Repugs will approve Garland for the Supreme Court. Totenberg stresses that this is in line with Obama's judicial philosophy of wanting judges (or Justices) who defer to the Legislature and the Executive.
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Dubious, but even so, weak R Senators up for re-election may push for hearings & vote anyway. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2016
#3
Because right now its only a rumor and for all we know the Kochs could have planted the story
cstanleytech
Mar 2016
#46
Kagen August 7, 2010, Sotomayor August 8, 2009. Both approved by a Democratic Senate.
Agnosticsherbet
Mar 2016
#43
I hope not. Wud be 1 other lousy deal. Thinking today how do we start a write-in of enough volume...
highprincipleswork
Mar 2016
#20
I don't know if Obama made that deal or not. But it makes a lot of sense that
totodeinhere
Mar 2016
#24
I think it was a good election year move. Again, Obama is the adult in the room.
alfredo
Mar 2016
#30