thereselittleflower Posted February 24, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.70 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted February 24, 2016 BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Senate Just Defied Obama In A HUGE WAY – Unanimous Decision! The Republican Senators in charge of the Judiciary Committee just made a bold announcement after a closed door meeting today: There will be NO confirmation hearings for President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nomination under ANY CIRCUMSTANCE! The meeting took place on the first full session day since Justice Antonin Scalia died on February 13th. This is a crushing defeat for the Obama White House, as the President is hopeful to leave a legacy on the Supreme Court that could spend the next 20-40 years enacting his radical left-wing agenda “We believe the American people need to decide who is going to make this appointment rather than a lame duck president,” said Majority Whip John Cornyn. When asked if they would start the process after the new president took office or if they would consider doing it in the lame duck session, Cornyn replied “No, after the next president is selected. That way the American people have a voice in the process.” The Republican members of the Judiciary Committee were unanimous in agreeing not to move forward with any Obama nominee for the Supreme Court, said Cornyn, who was in the meeting. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), who was not in the meeting, later said that GOP senators were told at their weekly lunch that the Judiciary Committee Republicans were in unanimous agreement on the strategy. Sen. Lindsey Graham said that “there’s no use starting a process that’s not going to go anywhere and we are going to let the next president decide,” when asked why there would be no hearings. Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/breaking-news-u-s-senate-just-defied-obama-in-a-huge-way/#ixzz413hfntte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendtre Posted February 24, 2016 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 2 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,420 Content Per Day: 0.47 Reputation: 322 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted February 24, 2016 So much for being the party that supports the constitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted February 24, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.84 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 24, 2016 Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Dawn Posted February 24, 2016 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 277 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 270 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/13/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/23/1967 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Perhaps they are trying to be the party that appoints judges who honor the Constitution. The Supreme Court has been unconstitutionally legislating from the bench for a long time. FINALLY, there is a chance to fix that an rebalance the gov't powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted February 24, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,027 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,769 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted February 24, 2016 But only if we maintain the Republican Majority in the Senate.... and I don't hear much about the senate races on the news or even here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinM Posted February 25, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 144 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,512 Content Per Day: 0.69 Reputation: 625 Days Won: 10 Joined: 04/11/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/07/1979 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I agree with what the Republicans are doing. Sotomayor and Kagan were Obama's appointments, we don't need any more of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedOnebyGrace Posted February 29, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,051 Content Per Day: 15.58 Reputation: 5,189 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/30/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted February 29, 2016 On Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 0:10 AM, Vendtre said: So much for being the party that supports the constitution. Democrats only say that when the decision is in their best interests. If the shoe was on the other foot, and it has been, Democrats take the Republican decision. Democrats are hippocrites when it comes to the US Constitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendtre Posted February 29, 2016 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 2 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,420 Content Per Day: 0.47 Reputation: 322 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted February 29, 2016 5 minutes ago, Saved.One.by.Grace said: Democrats only say that when the decision is in their best interests. If the shoe was on the other foot, and it has been, Democrats take the Republican decision. Democrats are hippocrites when it comes to the US Constitution. There is nothing in the constitution about doing business different during an election year. I find the argument that since the Demacrats are hypocrites it is ok for us to do so as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavedOnebyGrace Posted February 29, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,051 Content Per Day: 15.58 Reputation: 5,189 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/30/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted February 29, 2016 1 minute ago, Vendtre said: There is nothing in the constitution about doing business different during an election year. I find the argument that since the Demacrats are hypocrites it is ok for us to do so as well. President Obama has spoken on the record while he was a Senator that he was against lame duck Supreme Court appointments. Many other Democrats have said the same. Now that there's an opening on the Supreme Court and the Democrats have a lame duck President Obama, they are changing their tune. The Democrats and their supporters are hypocrites. Wear the label proudly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendtre Posted February 29, 2016 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 2 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,420 Content Per Day: 0.47 Reputation: 322 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted February 29, 2016 26 minutes ago, Saved.One.by.Grace said: President Obama has spoken on the record while he was a Senator that he was against lame duck Supreme Court appointments. Many other Democrats have said the same. Now that there's an opening on the Supreme Court and the Democrats have a lame duck President Obama, they are changing their tune. The Democrats and their supporters are hypocrites. Wear the label proudly. I am neither Demacrat nor a supporter. As I stated above, I do not agree with the philosophy that if someone else is guilty of something it gives me a free pass to do it also. Where in the Constitution does it state things change in an election year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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