rightwinger
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Republicans continue to whine.......Democrats do it too!
Alito and Thomas were approved by the Democrats. They are both arch conservatives. They both gave conservatives a 5-4 edge in the court
Republicans are refusing to even allow Obama to fill a vacant seat regardless of who he picks. They are outraged that he would pick a liberal even more so that it would give the liberals a 5-4 advantage
Can you see the difference?
Clearly...Obama himself agreed to filibuster one appointment, and voted against BOTH. Now that he is President he says it is the Senates job to up/down vote...when before it was OK to filibuster.
So yeah
As is the right of any Senator
What is not a right is to demand that a President not make an appointment and that some as yet undetermined candidate is better suited to make the appointment