Faun
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They invented a new rule. One where a president can be denied replacing a Supreme Court Justice. Republicans did it for 11 months. Watch for the outrage from the right if Democrats do it for 4 years.I never said there was a time constraint. But in McConnell’s case, it was to shut out the president from filling a seat the president is empowered to appoint.The Senate did not advise and consent.To the brain-dead right...
A private citizen making a complaint of sexual assault with as much evidence to back her story as any of the similar claims levied against Bill Clinton — is an anti-American traitorous bullshit ploy to stall a perfectly acceptable candidate for the Supreme Court....
But denying a sitting U.S. president his constitutional authority to work with the Senate to seat a replacement was patriotic and heroic and prevented a Muslim non-citizen President from seating another Communist on the highest bench in the land.
He has the authority to appoint, but the Senate has the authority to provide advice and consent, and there is no time limit on that.
Boo fucking hoo.
Another "fuh fuh fuh, Garland" fuh fuh fuh" cockless wonder from the left.
Nothing in the Constitution places a time limit on them doing so.
The Japanese have a term for what the Senate did, Mokusatu.
And my experience with politics is maneuvers like this ultimately result in paybacks. I have no doubt the day will come when Democrats return the favor.
I'm sure they will. but until then The Republicans in the Senate broke no rules in what they did.