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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRemember when Republicans vowed in 2016 NEVER to appoint any judges nominated by Hillary?
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on eve of 2016 elections, Republicans vowed NEVER to confirm ANY justices nominated by Clinton if she won.
Sen. McCain Says Republicans Will Block All Court Nominations If Clinton Wins
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) said Monday that if Hillary Clinton is elected, Republicans will unite to block anyone she nominates to the Supreme Court.
Speaking on WPHT-AM radio's "Dom Giordano Program" in Philadelphia, McCain pledged to obstruct any Clinton Supreme Court nomination for the current or any future vacancy.
Sen. John McCain speaks to the media, March 16, shortly after President Barack Obama nominated Merrick B. Garland to the Supreme Court. McCain said that the confirmation of the next Justice should occur after the election. Now he vows to block Hillary Clinton's choice if she wins the election.
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"I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up," he declared.
https://www.npr.org/2016/10/17/498328520/sen-mccain-says-republicans-will-block-all-court-nominations-if-clinton-wins
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Remember when Republicans vowed in 2016 NEVER to appoint any judges nominated by Hillary? (Original Post)
octoberlib
Jun 2018
OP
Yep. And they would have denied her as long as they had any power in the Senate to do so.
Freethinker65
Jun 2018
#1
That's why HRC campaigned so hard to bring the senate along with her. She planned ahead.
bettyellen
Jun 2018
#3
Freethinker65
(10,167 posts)1. Yep. And they would have denied her as long as they had any power in the Senate to do so.
Unfortunately, the Democratic Senators have no power to do so.
Demsrule86
(69,046 posts)2. You need to have the Senate.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)3. That's why HRC campaigned so hard to bring the senate along with her. She planned ahead.
It may have diluted her vote where she needed it, but no one was ready for the Comey surprise. Fuck the email nonsense, it never ended.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)4. We'd say the same thing if we controlled the Senate
At least I would hope so!