Republican Party commits electoral suicide if they block President Obama on a SCOTUS appointment

[KeepItReal]

Obstruction in this appointment will bring a focus like no other on their TOTAL OBSTRUCTION of the President for all these years.

And they will have ZERO leverage with a newly elected President Sanders or Clinton.

[sharp_stick]

1. I hope you're right n/t

[valerief]

2. What's the blowback if they don't approve? Nada. Zip. nt

[FrenchieCat]

5. The Revolutionaries can prove what they will do with a Sanders in office...

Let them bend the will of a congressional Republican majority! Let the Revolution begin!

[DURHAM D]

25. This made me smile.

[First Speaker]

7. I wouldn't be entirely surprised if some conservatives attack the GOP Senate over obstruction...

...assuming there are any who value the integrity of our institutions over partisan advantage... Hmm...OK--I guess I've answered my own post...

[KeepItReal]

8. An electoral wipeout. This is seismic.

[ShadowLiberal]

45. It depends on how the media covers it

[itsrobert]

3. Let's hope so

Hope you are right. I think you are.

[Avalux]

4. Cruz has already tweeted that GOP will do whatever it can to block the appointment.

It might be electoral suicide, but that doesn't mean they won't try to do it. That's a long time to run out the clock, especially with the Court short-handed.

[Glamrock]

6. They have to block it.

The GOP candidates are still running against Obama. They can't let Obama appoint another pro-baby murderer to the SC, it'll just push more of the base into Trump's campaign.

[rufus dog]

9. Although the media will sell it as both sides do it, I think you are correct.

I have an Independent friend and these are the things that tend to flip him.

[TeddyR]

10. There's zero chance

Republicans allow Obama to nominate the next SC justice

[KeepItReal]

19. 11 months of a vacant Supreme Court seat is an indictment of the status quo

It's fraking ridiculous to suggest a sitting President cannot or should not appoint a Justice.

[Abq_Sarah]

30. It's the role of a President to nominate a Justice

But it's the job of the Senate to consent to that nomination and I don't see them consenting to any nominee President Obama brings forward.

[Bluenorthwest]

37. Reagan got Kennedy through in 2.5 months, he first nominated Bork in July 1987

Kennedy confirmed Feb 88, six months and a week or so from pillar to post, including the Bork failure. So it would be a marathon of obstruction as backdrop to election 2016. It becomes their entire job and constant subject matter.
Seismic.

[titaniumsalute]

11. No way...

Nobody really gives two shits about this. It won't even be an issue except for us on the far left and the far right.

[lumberjack_jeff]

12. I hope president Sanders nominates Obama. nt

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

15. On Twitter, they suggested Obama resign and Biden nominate Obama.

But your way is safer.

[safeinOhio]

41. Hell no, he should appoint

HRC to the court tomorrow. Repubs could prevent her from becoming President. We all win.

[OldHippieChick]

13. I cannot envision whether or not this will hurt them, but

it will put emphasis on the Supreme Court who brought us Citizens United and maybe some of the electorate will wake up to what really is at stake.

[PFunk1]

14. Oh they'll block it.

Now watch the GOP funders now start pouring mad money into the senate to try and hold it.

[davidn3600]

16. They will block it. No way in a billion years they will let Obama appoint a liberal for that seat

They would rather it sit there vacant.

[vadermike]

17. 11 mnths

I don't see how they block this for 11 months without 0 blowback I now believe that we are in a much better position to win 16 I didn't a few hours ago This switches the script

[pintobean]

18. That's wishful thinking.

They have to block. Their voters won't turn out if they don't.

[vadermike]

23. Ya

But it's still a win win for us

[Chichiri]

20. I hate your banner. I think it's inaccurate and disgraceful.

But the actual content of your post? Spot on. Let's get a Democrat elected.

[KeepItReal]

27. Sorry to hear that. And Thank You.

https://berniesanders.com/issues/racial-justice/

[vadermike]

21. Hop

GOP money is gonna go pouring into the senate races they are gonna let Dems have the presidency and hang out trump to dry so that way they can get force HRC or Bernie to get right leaning justices

[davidn3600]

22. Trump has billions. He doesn't need the GOP money.

[procon]

24. No, their voters will applaud them for the continued obstructionism and send them $$$.

Gerrymandering will keep them in office, the lamestream media is not to be trusted as the corrupt offshoot of the godless-commie-librul elites so everything they say is a lie. Any other criticisms won't even register when their goal is successfully blocking Obama's nominee.

[Abq_Sarah]

26. They have no choice

But to block any nomination. The republican leaders will never forgive them if they rubberstamp a nomination.

[MFM008]

28. especially if its a person of color

it will be death to the gop.

[Cassiopeia]

29. I think it would actually rally their voters.

They hate obstruction, but they hate Democrats having any say even more.

[Plappergeist]

34. They hate "obstruction" when the other guys do it. There is no principle. n/t

[Goblinmonger]

31. They will block it

No way they let Obama appoint. No way. It will get a lot of repukes out to polls too.

[edhopper]

32. I think you are right.

[Plappergeist]

33. Wait. They will say he was murdered. Just I betcha. It's how they think.

Meanwhile it's 4 to 4, so a lot less damage will be done.

[Triana]

35. Took about 2 minutes - or less:

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/02/13/3749467/moments-after-scalias-death-is-confirmed-gop-senate-staffer-pledges-to-block-any-obama-replacement/

[stillwaiting]

36. Overturn Citizens United. Vote Democratic President and Senate 2016!

It's a hugely winning platform.

Obama needs to appoint someone who will overturn Citizens United, and if the Republicans block his nominations then the Democrats had BETTER use that to retake the Senate and keep the Presidency.

There's basically no excuse here.

[Martin Eden]

38. If a Rethug was prez in this circumstance, would you want the Dems to block it?

And would it be electoral suicide for the Dems to do so?

[Flying Squirrel]

46. Doesn't matter if we'd want them to do it or not --

They'd never block it. We know this about Democrats. And the Republicans would call for their heads if they tried, and then the Dems would cave.

Sad state of affairs we have here. Hillary better not win the nomination or they'll definitely drag it out because they (rightly) think they can beat her.

[cascadiance]

39. If they block it for 11 months, they can't override a state court recount like they did in 2000...

As it will be locked up 4-4 and the progressive justice side won't allow such a decision this time around.

[pamela]

40. I agree-electoral suicide

Do they really want to go into an election with the Presidency, Senate and Supreme Court on the line? Voters will turn out in droves, and when that happens, Democrats win. Add to that the moderates and Independants who who be turned off by the obstruction and you're looking at a potential landslide.

If they were smart, which, of course, they are not, they'd use their leverage to get Obama to nominate a moderate. Otherwise, they risk losing over this issue and ending up with a Supreme court whose newest member is chosen by Hillary or Bernie and confirmed by a Democratic Senate. Hmmm... Go ahead and block it assholes.

[KeepItReal]

42. Totally agree.

[spanone]

43. naw, the media will call them patriotic and heroic and the people will eat it up.

[forthemiddle]

44. Are you kidding?

This election just became about gun control, and th 2nd Amendment and Democrats haven't faired all that well in the past when it became a major issue.
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