Obama to Announce Supreme Court Nominee at 11 a.m. Today

[SeniorChief_Polock]

This should be rich.
Lemme guess - a fucking Liberal bull-dyke with a dyke spike, a gut, and an attitude. Of course, she'll have military experience. That'll be the big highlight. She spent four years munching carpet in the barracks at some Air Farce base, bringing hard-working servicemen up on charges of "sexual assault."

 

[Anathema]

Doesn't make a difference. Republican majority will not vote to confirm whoever it is. This is a total waste of time.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Anyone accepting a nomination under the current circumstances is disqualified for that very reason.

If the "establishment" Republicans have any brains at all left in their skulls, they will do absolutely NOTHING. Give a cursory nod to Obama, and then move to something else. Don't grandstand, don't even talk about it.

 

[SwimExpert]

These are not the nominees we are looking for. McConnell can filibuster all he wants. But if Trump gets the nomination, we aren't going to get any better from Clinton.


The short list:

Sri Srinivasan - Liberal

Spoiler

In Sierra Club v. Jewell, 764 F. 3d 1 (2014),[26] Srinivasan authored the majority opinion in the D.C. Circuit's split decision holding that environmental groups seeking to protect the site of the historic Battle of Blair Mountain possessed Article III standing to challenge the removal of the site from the National Register of Historic Places in federal court.[27]

Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision in Pom Wonderful v. FTC, 777 F.3d 478 (2015),[28] which upheld FTC regulations that require health-related advertising claims be supported by clinical studies while simultaneously trimming the number of studies required on First Amendment grounds.[29]

In Home Care Association of America v. Weil, 799 F. 3d 1084 (2015),[30] Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision reinstating, under Chevron deference, regulations that guarantee overtime and minimum wage protection to home health care workers, citing "dramatic transformation" of the home care industry over the past forty years as reason for the change.[31]

Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision in Hodge v. Talkin, 799 F. 3d 1145 (2015),[32] which upheld a federal law prohibiting demonstrations in the United States Supreme Court Building's plaza as justified by the Supreme Court's interest in not giving the appearance of being influenced by public opinion and as consistent with nonpublic forum viewpoint-neutral restrictions, where demonstrations could proceed on nearby public sidewalks.[33]

In Jarkesy v. SEC, 803 F. 3d 9 (2015),[34] Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision holding that the securities laws under the Dodd-Frank Act provide an exclusive avenue for judicial review that plaintiffs may not bypass by filing suit in district court.[35]

Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision in Simon v. Republic of Hungary, Slip Op. (2016),[36] holding that Article 27 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act merely creates a floor on compensation for Holocaust survivors because the text of the 1947 peace treaty between Hungary and the Allies does not bar claims outside of the treaty and because the Allies "lacked the power to eliminate (or waive) the claims of" Hungary’s own citizens against their government.[37]

Sri Srinivasan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Watford - Swing (at best)

Spoiler

In 1994 he served as a law clerk to Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit, and from 1995 to 1996 he clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court of the United States.

On October 17, 2011, President Obama nominated Watford to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Paul J. Watford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This guy is in the running just because he's black. That's about it.

Merrick Garland - Raging Liberal

Spoiler

Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

On September 6, 1995, President Bill Clinton nominated Garland to the D.C. Circuit seat vacated by Abner J. Mikva.

Garland told senators during his U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 1995 that the U.S. Supreme Court justice for whom he had the greatest admiration was Chief Justice John Marshall, and that he had personal affection for the justice for whom he clerked, Justice William Brennan. "Everybody, I think, who hopes to become a judge would aspire to be able to write as well as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes," Garland told the committee at that time.

Merrick Garland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Obama to name Supreme Court nominee - CNNPolitics.com

 

[rightwinger]

Let the games begin....

How long can the do nothing Senate, do nothing?

 

[rightwinger]

Will Republicans take the bait or will they wait until Hillary gets elected and get a young raging liberal that will haunt them for decades?

 

[NightFox]

Bah... President Moron is really missing an opportunity to fuck with the Republicans Heads ....

He should nominate Donald Trump, see if the Senate Republicans will go back on all their promises to stonewall his nominee in order to take Trump out of the GOP nomination race.

 

[dannyboys]

Anyone accepting a nomination under the current circumstances is disqualified for that very reason.

If the "establishment" Republicans have any brains at all left in their skulls, they will do absolutely NOTHING. Give a cursory nod to Obama, and then move to something else. Don't grandstand, don't even talk about it.

We will not hear a single word from a single REP senator about any Obama nomination.
The MSM will be shoving mikes and cameras in the senators faces for weeks trying to get one of them to bite. Will not happen.

 

[rightwinger]

Anyone accepting a nomination under the current circumstances is disqualified for that very reason.

If the "establishment" Republicans have any brains at all left in their skulls, they will do absolutely NOTHING. Give a cursory nod to Obama, and then move to something else. Don't grandstand, don't even talk about it.

We will not hear a single word from a single REP senator about any Obama nomination.
The MSM will be shoving mikes and cameras in the senators faces for weeks trying to get one of them to bite. Will not happen.

What happens as the Supreme Court spits out repeated 4-4 ties and the public asks Republicans why they won't do anything about it?

 

[easyt65]

Barry says it is his Judicial 'Constitutional Duty' to nominate a USSC Justice....

Yeah, this coming from a man who refuses to enforce the Rule of Law, specifically refusing to enforce Immigration law, refuses to end federal law-violating Sanctuary cities, engaged in Human Trafficking, was found in Contempt for refusing to release the locations where he and his administration dumped illegals across the country without telling local and state agencies they were coming, used the IRS to target political enemies to ensure his re-election, protected his criminal Atty General who was caught perpetrating 3 Felony counts of Perjury in an attempt to keep the Obama fast and furious scandal covered up (for which Holder became the 1st US Atty General to ever be Censured)....

Yeah, Obama is really concerned with obeying and carrying out every bit of his 'Constitutional Duty'...

 

[rightwinger]

Bah... President Moron is really missing an opportunity to fuck with the Republicans Heads ....

He should nominate Donald Trump, see if the Senate Republicans will go back on all their promises to stonewall his nominee in order to take Trump out of the GOP nomination race.

Trumps sister is a judge...that makes him an expert

 

[easyt65]

Trumps sister is a judge...that makes him an expert

If you say so...

 

[The VOR]

Bah... President Moron is really missing an opportunity to fuck with the Republicans Heads ....

He should nominate Donald Trump, see if the Senate Republicans will go back on all their promises to stonewall his nominee in order to take Trump out of the GOP nomination race.

The last thing President Obama would want to do is nominate trump for the obvious reason that he is an incompetent buffoon.

But more importantly, he wants him to win the gopper nomination so that Hillary will win the general election in a landslide.

 

[rightwinger]

Barry says it is his Judicial 'Constitutional Duty' to nominate a USSC Justice....

Yeah, this coming from a man who refuses to enforce the Rule of Law, specifically refusing to enforce Immigration law, refuses to end federal law-violating Sanctuary cities, engaged in Human Trafficking, was found in Contempt for refusing to release the locations where he and his administration dumped illegals across the country without telling local and state agencies they were coming, used the IRS to target political enemies to ensure his re-election, protected his criminal Atty General who was caught perpetrating 3 Felony counts of Perjury in an attempt to keep the Obama fast and furious scandal covered up (for which Holder became the 1st US Atty General to ever be Censured)....

Yeah, Obama is really concerned with obeying and carrying out every bit of his 'Constitutional Duty'...

It typically takes three months or less for the Senate to approve a Supreme Court nominee
That will put us in mid June....then there is July, August, September, October, November, December and January before Obama's term runs out

What justification do Republicans have ?

 

[NightFox]

Bah... President Moron is really missing an opportunity to fuck with the Republicans Heads ....

He should nominate Donald Trump, see if the Senate Republicans will go back on all their promises to stonewall his nominee in order to take Trump out of the GOP nomination race.

The last thing President Obama would want to do is nominate trump for the obvious reason that he is an incompetent buffoon.

.

Yeah like that has ever given President Dipstick pause, after all he's been nominating incompetent buffoons since day 1, apparently he likes being around his own kind.

 

[deltex1]

These are not the nominees we are looking for. McConnell can filibuster all he wants. But if Trump gets the nomination, we aren't going to get any better from Clinton.


The short list:

Sri Srinivasan - Liberal

Spoiler

In Sierra Club v. Jewell, 764 F. 3d 1 (2014),[26] Srinivasan authored the majority opinion in the D.C. Circuit's split decision holding that environmental groups seeking to protect the site of the historic Battle of Blair Mountain possessed Article III standing to challenge the removal of the site from the National Register of Historic Places in federal court.[27]

Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision in Pom Wonderful v. FTC, 777 F.3d 478 (2015),[28] which upheld FTC regulations that require health-related advertising claims be supported by clinical studies while simultaneously trimming the number of studies required on First Amendment grounds.[29]

In Home Care Association of America v. Weil, 799 F. 3d 1084 (2015),[30] Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision reinstating, under Chevron deference, regulations that guarantee overtime and minimum wage protection to home health care workers, citing "dramatic transformation" of the home care industry over the past forty years as reason for the change.[31]

Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision in Hodge v. Talkin, 799 F. 3d 1145 (2015),[32] which upheld a federal law prohibiting demonstrations in the United States Supreme Court Building's plaza as justified by the Supreme Court's interest in not giving the appearance of being influenced by public opinion and as consistent with nonpublic forum viewpoint-neutral restrictions, where demonstrations could proceed on nearby public sidewalks.[33]

In Jarkesy v. SEC, 803 F. 3d 9 (2015),[34] Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision holding that the securities laws under the Dodd-Frank Act provide an exclusive avenue for judicial review that plaintiffs may not bypass by filing suit in district court.[35]

Srinivasan authored the D.C. Circuit's decision in Simon v. Republic of Hungary, Slip Op. (2016),[36] holding that Article 27 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act merely creates a floor on compensation for Holocaust survivors because the text of the 1947 peace treaty between Hungary and the Allies does not bar claims outside of the treaty and because the Allies "lacked the power to eliminate (or waive) the claims of" Hungary’s own citizens against their government.[37]

Sri Srinivasan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Watford - Swing (at best)

Spoiler

In 1994 he served as a law clerk to Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit, and from 1995 to 1996 he clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court of the United States.

On October 17, 2011, President Obama nominated Watford to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Paul J. Watford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This guy is in the running just because he's black. That's about it.

Merrick Garland - Raging Liberal

Spoiler

Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

On September 6, 1995, President Bill Clinton nominated Garland to the D.C. Circuit seat vacated by Abner J. Mikva.

Garland told senators during his U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 1995 that the U.S. Supreme Court justice for whom he had the greatest admiration was Chief Justice John Marshall, and that he had personal affection for the justice for whom he clerked, Justice William Brennan. "Everybody, I think, who hopes to become a judge would aspire to be able to write as well as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes," Garland told the committee at that time.

Merrick Garland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Obama to name Supreme Court nominee - CNNPolitics.com

My bet is on Sri. The name fits...closest you can get to a Muslim...and Obabble will be able to whine racism when the Senate committee shoves the nomination up his ass.

 

[my2¢]

Bah... President Moron is really missing an opportunity to fuck with the Republicans Heads ....

He should nominate Donald Trump, see if the Senate Republicans will go back on all their promises to stonewall his nominee in order to take Trump out of the GOP nomination race.

You know Trump isn't going anywhere that'll force him to share the limelight with 8 other judges.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Let the games begin....

How long can the do nothing Senate, do nothing?

So long as they have the Constitutional authority to do nothing.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Anyone accepting a nomination under the current circumstances is disqualified for that very reason.

If the "establishment" Republicans have any brains at all left in their skulls, they will do absolutely NOTHING. Give a cursory nod to Obama, and then move to something else. Don't grandstand, don't even talk about it.

We will not hear a single word from a single REP senator about any Obama nomination.
The MSM will be shoving mikes and cameras in the senators faces for weeks trying to get one of them to bite. Will not happen.

What happens as the Supreme Court spits out repeated 4-4 ties and the public asks Republicans why they won't do anything about it?

The only public who will ask that are Democrats, and who cares? The Senate has all the Constitutional backing they need.

 

[rightwinger]

Let the games begin....

How long can the do nothing Senate, do nothing?

So long as they have the Constitutional authority to do nothing.

Yup...they sure do

They also have a constitutional obligation to get reelected ....clock is ticking Republicans
What are you waiting for?