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They have to block it for a year....and they re on the chopping block in November...its block it...and they will lose their job
This election participation numbers will be through the roof.
why would he do something so ridiculous?
The President of the United States has several different appointment powers.
Before taking office, the president-elect must appoint more than 6,000 new federal positions. The appointments range from top officials at U.S. government agencies, to the White House Staff, and members of the United States diplomatic corps. Many, but not all, of these positions are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.
The President also has the power to nominate federal judges, including members of the United States Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. However, these nominations do require Senate confirmation, and this can provide a major stumbling block for Presidents who wish to shape their federal judiciary in a particular ideological stance. The President must appoint judges for the United States District Courts, but he will not often defer to Senatorial courtesy in making these choices.
As head of the executive branch, the president must appoint the top officials for all of the federal agencies. These positions are listed in the Plum Book which outlines more than 7,000 appointive positions in the government. Many of these appointments are made by the president. In the case of ten agencies, the President is free to appoint a new agency head. For example, it is not unusual for the CIA Director or the NASA Administrator to be changed by the president. Other agencies that deal with federal regulation such as the Federal Reserve Board of Governors or the Securities and Exchange Commission have set terms that will often outlast presidential terms. For example, governors of the Fed serve for fourteen years in order to ensure agency independence. The president also appoints members to the boards of directors for government-owned corporations such as Amtrak. The President can also make a recess appointment if a position needs to be filled while Congress is not in session.
Before taking office, the president-elect must appoint more than 6,000 new federal positions. The appointments range from top officials at U.S. government agencies, to the White House Staff, and members of the United States diplomatic corps. Many, but not all, of these positions are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.
The President also has the power to nominate federal judges, including members of the United States Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. However, these nominations do require Senate confirmation, and this can provide a major stumbling block for Presidents who wish to shape their federal judiciary in a particular ideological stance. The President must appoint judges for the United States District Courts, but he will not often defer to Senatorial courtesy in making these choices.
As head of the executive branch, the president must appoint the top officials for all of the federal agencies. These positions are listed in the Plum Book which outlines more than 7,000 appointive positions in the government. Many of these appointments are made by the president. In the case of ten agencies, the President is free to appoint a new agency head. For example, it is not unusual for the CIA Director or the NASA Administrator to be changed by the president. Other agencies that deal with federal regulation such as the Federal Reserve Board of Governors or the Securities and Exchange Commission have set terms that will often outlast presidential terms. For example, governors of the Fed serve for fourteen years in order to ensure agency independence. The president also appoints members to the boards of directors for government-owned corporations such as Amtrak. The President can also make a recess appointment if a position needs to be filled while Congress is not in session.
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Repugs math is against them....they already start out too many electoral college points down.....there isn t much of a pathway for them.....so they ll block Obama just let Bernie or Hillary pick...at the risk of them losing THEIR job? Nah b.
Bullshit, it would be cutting of their noses to spite their face.
Blocking this and especially to not even hold hearings would mean they have no hope of getting the votes from the moderates and "Reagan Democrats" who they'll desperately need.
let the games begin.
Mitch has already said they aren't doing anything until the election season is over.
Of course he did, what else would they say?
They'll make it look good and put up a fight to appease their base but there is no way they'll be able to block this for over 300 days while in an election year.
He always comes out strong at first though. Even the readers at Redstate.com don't believe him...check out the comment section over there.
Yep. It's all posturing. They don't even have the political capital to go 300 days on this. Not only would they lose the presidency, they would put a lot of seats up at risk over this. They'll posture... say Obama reached across the table and this court appointee was sensible.
Exactly, its really just a matter of who'll be the sacrificial lambs for their side and who will be willing to "take one for the team."
LMAO!!!!!
Don't even wait to bury that mothafucker, appoint his replacement now
Providing the most important reason to vote in November.
Here is the rules/protocall for appointing SCOTUS
http://time.com/4220701/justice-scalia-death-supreme-court-replacement/
How the Next Supreme Court Justice Will Be Chosen
6:27 PM ET
Charles Tasnadi—APIn this Sept. 26, 1986 file photo, retiring Chief Justice Warren Burger, right, administers an oath to Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, as Scalia's wife, Maureen, holds the bible during ceremonies in the East Room of White House, Washington.
Justice Antonin Scalia's death leaves a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court
With the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at 79, the process will soon begin to replace the conservative Reagan appointee. The President and the U.S. Senate share the responsibility of appointing nominees.
President Obama has successfully appointed two justices to the supreme court since taking office, Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2009 and Justice Elena Kagan in 2010. He may choose to appoint one more before he leaves office in 2017, though whosoever he chooses will likely face a tough test in the Republican-controlled Senate. Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell says the Supreme Court vacancy left by Scalia should not be filled until there is a new president, according to the Associated Press.
As TIME explained in 2005, here is how the nomination process works:STEP ONE: The President selects a nomineeNomination: The President announces a nomination to the Senate.Nominee’s Paperwork: The nominee completes paperwork concerning finances and personal background.FBI Investigation: The FBI probes the nominee’s criminal history, if any.
STEP TWO: The Senate confirms or rejects the nomineeSenate Confirmation Hearings: The nominee is sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Eighteen senators interview the nominee. Topics include the nominee’s qualifications and previous casework. The committee also questions witnesses who support or oppose the nomination.Committee Vote: The committee votes on the President’s nominee. No matter the vote’s outcome, the nominee is generally sent to the Senate floor after the committee hearings.Senate Vote: The full Senate deliberates and then votes on the nominee. A simple majority (51 votes) confirms or rejects the nominee’s appointment.
If the nominee is confirmed, the Supreme Court justice is appointed for life.If the nominee is rejected, the President chooses another and the process is repeated.
http://time.com/4220701/justice-scalia-death-supreme-court-replacement/
How the Next Supreme Court Justice Will Be Chosen
6:27 PM ET
Charles Tasnadi—APIn this Sept. 26, 1986 file photo, retiring Chief Justice Warren Burger, right, administers an oath to Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, as Scalia's wife, Maureen, holds the bible during ceremonies in the East Room of White House, Washington.
Justice Antonin Scalia's death leaves a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court
With the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at 79, the process will soon begin to replace the conservative Reagan appointee. The President and the U.S. Senate share the responsibility of appointing nominees.
President Obama has successfully appointed two justices to the supreme court since taking office, Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2009 and Justice Elena Kagan in 2010. He may choose to appoint one more before he leaves office in 2017, though whosoever he chooses will likely face a tough test in the Republican-controlled Senate. Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell says the Supreme Court vacancy left by Scalia should not be filled until there is a new president, according to the Associated Press.
As TIME explained in 2005, here is how the nomination process works:STEP ONE: The President selects a nomineeNomination: The President announces a nomination to the Senate.Nominee’s Paperwork: The nominee completes paperwork concerning finances and personal background.FBI Investigation: The FBI probes the nominee’s criminal history, if any.
STEP TWO: The Senate confirms or rejects the nomineeSenate Confirmation Hearings: The nominee is sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Eighteen senators interview the nominee. Topics include the nominee’s qualifications and previous casework. The committee also questions witnesses who support or oppose the nomination.Committee Vote: The committee votes on the President’s nominee. No matter the vote’s outcome, the nominee is generally sent to the Senate floor after the committee hearings.Senate Vote: The full Senate deliberates and then votes on the nominee. A simple majority (51 votes) confirms or rejects the nominee’s appointment.
If the nominee is confirmed, the Supreme Court justice is appointed for life.If the nominee is rejected, the President chooses another and the process is repeated.
If they try to block him...folks need to go to the voting booth and get rid of them
You are sadly mistaken. They would gladly try to block this appointment, rather than swing the supreme court to the left. Besides..they think they'll win the next election and put who they want in there.
According to the news outlets, because the Senate is in recess until February 22nd, Presodent Obama could actually name a successor to Justice Scalia without needing a Senate confirmation because they are in recess through an executive order. The GOP is going to go Ape Shit!
He has 8 days to do this and circumvent the Senate especially if he knows they are not going to confirm his choice.
This will be interesting.
He has 8 days to do this and circumvent the Senate especially if he knows they are not going to confirm his choice.
This will be interesting.
Dear 7 lb 6 oz Baby Jesus, please please please let Obama do this, just to give a fat ass "fuck you" to every single right wing nut job in the country!
Can't they stick somebody... any live body who is a Senator in there during the recess though, so the Senate will officially be open for business, which would prevent recess appointments. I know they have done that before.
I hate this shit I'm hearing from the right about "the people should have a say in the nomination by voting for the person who makes the nomination".... WTF.... mufuckas, the people have had a voice... we voted Obama into office 3.5 years ago to be the person who makes such nominations!
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