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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswell lookie here mitch wrote for the kentucky law review in 1970 about scotus picks
Mitch McConnell, Feb. 13, 2016: The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. 59, 1970: The Senate should discount the philosophy of the nominee. [ ] The president is presumably elected by the people to carry out a program and altering the ideological directions of the Supreme Court would seem to be a perfectly legitimate part of a Presidential platform.
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/15/no-comment-necessary-mitch-mcconnell-on-the-supreme-court-then-and-now/?_r=0
malaise
(267,811 posts)Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
randys1
(16,286 posts)hypocrite.
Always have been competing for this but since the Black guy took up residency in the White House, it has become legendary and comical.
I will say it again:
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Are their memories so short they forgot there was a presidential election in 2012 and the people spoke. They are narrow minded.
monicaangela
(1,508 posts)and so many other politicians are just that POLITICIANS.
What is a politician:
1. a person who is active in party politics.
2. a seeker or holder of public office, who is more concerned about winning favor or retaining power than about maintaining principles.
3. a person who holds a political office.
4. a person skilled in political government or administration; statesman or stateswoman.
5. an expert in politics or political government.
6. a person who seeks to gain power or advancement within an organization in ways that are generally disapproved.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)I know, it is a cheap shot to make fun of his looks but so much fun.