Why the fuck shouldn't Obama pick the next Supreme?

[NightWatcher]

There's a vacancy NOW
Obama is the President NOW

Elections Have Consequences!

Fuck Mitch and Lindsey.

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. He should and he will

[99th_Monkey]

2. There's this pesky document called the Constitution. nt

[annabanana]

3. He will most likely Nominate one..

Mitch probably won't allow a vote for confirmation...

[d_b]

4. He will

I hope he nominates another hispanic

[NV Whino]

5. I agree

And I think his pick might be more liberal since he has nothing to lose at this time. I may be dreaming, but if I were he, that's what I would do.

[backscatter712]

6. He'll get cockblocked by the Senate Republicans.

I predict they'll filibuster every nominee at least until after the election.

[cascadiance]

16. They won't need to filibuster the nominee. They'll just vote it down.

Now if Obama compromises TOO much to what the Republicans want in terms of a nominee, perhaps the Democrats should filibuster it, though hopefully that will be avoided. Now's the time to stand together and push hard for a more progressive nominee. The Supreme Court has been allowed to have some very partisan corporate and right wing decisions such as Citizen's United, Hobby Lobby, McCutcheon, disempowering the voting rights act, etc. based on judicial activist notions of corporate personhood amongst other things.

We should demand our congress play hardball, and tell Obama he should be standing with them when they do so, and force Republicans to bend over instead of us "bending over".

[Drunken Irishman]

19. I think there are votes to pass it...

If no filibuster, you only need 50 votes. Democrats, and the two independents who caucus with 'em, as well as Biden. That puts the Democrats, who probably would hold at 100% on any nominee, three votes short of the 50 needed. I bet they could get Lisa Murkowski and Collins, along with maybe Kirk, to vote to confirm.

But then the leadership could turn around and filibuster. So...

[GGJohn]

7. Pres. Obama can and will nominate a SC candidate,

but it's the Senate that either confirms or rejects the nominee, what are the chances that the nominee will be confirmed?

[NightWatcher]

9. I know how it works. Prominent republicans are saying the next Prez should get to do it

They want to use this as motivation for the election.

[yourout]

10. Just above zero.

[spanone]

8. he will. republicans are having wet dreams. i hope he gives them nightmares.

[CentralMass]

11. He should.

[Hekate]

12. He'll nominate. They'll block and stall. It's what they do best. This bunch of radical righties...

...was sent to Washington by people who do not believe in government nor in governance.

[yourout]

14. Obama needs to recess appoint. It will only hold until the end of the year but....

There is no way in hell he is getting someone through the Senate.
It's not going to happen.

[tammywammy]

18. Senate never goes into recess, they always leave someone behind.

[Hekate]

20. I don't believe there is such a thing for SCOTUS

[ZX86]

13. Blocking a nominee for political purposes

will be voting booth poison. Try a stunt like that and kiss the Senate good bye.

Especially if it's a woman and/or minority.....which it should be.

[procon]

15. He's the wrong color.

Watching MSNBC interviewing Lindsey Graham who said Obama would have to nominate a conservative to get his vote. He suggests Orrin Hatch. He went on to say, however, that if Hillary Clinton was elected, then he would agree to vote for a liberal justice.

[Hydra]

17. He should be allowed to

But my first thought when I found out Scalia died was, "Well, that means Bernie or Hillary will get to appoint the next one. Obama is going to be blocked on everything for the last few months."