Schumer ready to leave Supreme Court seat open

[Madmallard]

Sen. Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that he is prepared to leave open the ninth seat on the Supreme Court.

“If the nominee is not bipartisan and mainstream, we absolutely will keep the seat open,” Schumer told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

The Supreme Court vacancy has been open since last February, when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away.

Schumer said he is prepared to fight "tooth and nail" should Trump not choose a mainstream nominee.
Former President Barack Obama had nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy. The Senate did not take up Garland’s nomination for a vote.

Garland reportedly returned to his job as a federal appeals court judge last week.

Schumer ready to leave Supreme Court seat open

 

[MilesTeg]

LOL! They don't have the numbers to stop it. They should just retreat to their safe zones and let the grownups fix the mess.

 

[1911guy]

I repeat. Arrogant bastard!!!

 

[dubleuhb]

Sorry schumeroid, bipartisan and your so called mainstream lost.

 

[Phauxtoe]

Wasn't he up in arms when they wouldn't let Obama fill the seat?
CHuckie needs a good Smackdown !

 

[Phazer]

Ummm....Chuck....the filibuster "rule" is just a rule and not a law. Please consult the U.S. Constitution to learn what entity is charged with making the rules for the U.S. Senate.

Okay...Chuck...I'll give you some help:
U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 5 - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net

Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two-thirds, expel a Member.​

So, Chuck, 51 members of the Senate can dispose of the filibuster rule and proceed to provide advice and consent (read: confirm) presidential Supreme Court nominees. (By the way, that would be U.S. Consitution Article 2, section 2).

 

[BerettaGuy]

A.) Schumer needs a shoe in mouth.
B.) What goes around comes around. (Reid and Schumer oked the Nuclear Option)
C.) The Republicans better have the balls to use it. Yes the media will go into a tizzy but who cares? Make them crazy. No matter what your do they are never going to like you. So go for their throat.

 

[Phazer]

C.) The Republicans better have the balls to use it. Yes the media will go into a tizzy but who cares? Make them crazy. No matter what your do they are never going to like you. So go for their throat.

BINGO! We're talking about potentially securing originalist control of the Supreme Court for a generation. That MUST be paramount.

 

[MoMan]

Hey chucky, REMEMBER THIS?

In January of 2009, Barack Obama – the soon-to-be former president – famously boasted: "Elections have consequences – and at the end of the day, I won."

Now fuck off you're bothering me, you useless waste of good oxygen!!

 

[spat]

Sen. Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday that he is prepared to leave open the ninth seat on the Supreme Court.

“If the nominee is not bipartisan and mainstream, we absolutely will keep the seat open,” Schumer told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

The Supreme Court vacancy has been open since last February, when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away.

Schumer said he is prepared to fight "tooth and nail" should Trump not choose a mainstream nominee.
Former President Barack Obama had nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy. The Senate did not take up Garland’s nomination for a vote.

Garland reportedly returned to his job as a federal appeals court judge last week.

Schumer ready to leave Supreme Court seat open

Schumer is under the mistaken impression that he has a say in the matter.

 

[C3D]

Chuck Schumer Flip-Flops on His Flip-Flop on Obstructing Supreme Court Nominees

 

[livingston]

I have read that the filibuster rule does not apply in this case .

 

[togmaster]

Chuck Shumer is irrelevant.

 

[Gunner57]

“We’re going to confirm the president’s nominee one way or the other. And there’s an easy way and there’s a hard way,” said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas). “They just need to accept that reality.”

GOP could nuke filibuster for Supreme Court nominees


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[Robin]

That idiot aside, picking a supreme court judge is a crap shoot anyway. The best example would be the Eisenhower Chief Justice Earl Warren, The author of just about every unconstitutional woe we face today. The son of a bitch should have been impeached! Even Ike said it was the biggest single mistake he had ever made. I remain hopeful, but you cannot ever tell what someone holds secret in their heart.
Robin

 

[capitalcrew]

What I love about it is that democrats apparently set the precedent LOL.

 

[redtail]

I wish this guy would go away; very far away.
He is a disgrace.

 

[meketrefe]

All chucky wants is a camera with a microphone. Give it to him, but disconnected please.

 

[Gunner57]

Schumer is a slimy fuck...

Republicans: Schumer Broke His Word on Pompeo Confirmation

 

[fartgamer]

Correct me if I'm wrong but any SC nominee needs 60 votes to pass a filibuster. The 60 vote only pertains to the SC, the Dems can filibuster if they want.

Edit: the nuclear option!

 

[Gunner57]

Correct me if I'm wrong but any SC nominee needs 60 votes to pass a filibuster. The 60 vote only pertains to the SC, the Dems can filibuster if they want.

Correct, unless the Repubs expand the nuclear option to the SC.

 

[fartgamer]

Correct, unless the Repubs expand the nuclear option to the SC.

Agreed, but the Dems thought they'd be in power forever, and got bit in the ass. Hope the Pubs think this through.

Then again if we can get 4 Constitutional Conservatives on the court the better. But heed Robin's warning.

 

[nordon]

UpChuck Shoemer go the fuck away, we will replace Scalia, and soon the old crow Bolshevik Ginsberg with pro gun, pro God, pro America justices, and not your communist, Kapo like douchebags.

 

[spat]

Agreed, but the Dems thought they'd be in power forever, and got bit in the ass. Hope the Pubs think this through.

Then again if we can get 4 Constitutional Conservatives on the court the better. But heed Robin's warning.

If they're smart, they'll get a solid conservative court, then propose a constitutional ammendment restoring the filibuster before they lose power.

 

[Phazer]

If they're smart, they'll get a solid conservative court, then propose a constitutional ammendment restoring the filibuster before they lose power.

The constitution has nothing to do with the filibuster rule. It is simply a traditional rule embraced by the Senate (Filibuster in the United States Senate - Wikipedia). Rules of the senate can be changed by the senate with a 51% majority vote.

 

[spat]

The constitution has nothing to do with the filibuster rule. It is simply a traditional rule embraced by the Senate (Filibuster in the United States Senate - Wikipedia). Rules of the senate can be changed by the senate with a 51% majority vote.

That is correct, that's why they would need to create an ammendment to make it stick.

Anything short of an amendment at this point will just be reversed anytime it is convenient by whichever party is in power at the time.

 

[Pale Rider]

Even an amendment can be quickly reversed. Ever hear about the Safe Act?

 

[spat]

Even an amendment can be quickly reversed. Ever hear about the Safe Act?

A constitutional ammendment quickly reversed ?

If nothing else, if you have the ability to reverse the ammendment, you already have the votes to override the filibuster. At that point, why bother ?

 

[capitalcrew]

lol

 

[fartgamer]

Amendments take years, sometimes decades.