The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has set off a battle over whether the republican controlled Senate will consider anyone President Obama nominates as Scalia's successor.
Senator Mitch McConnell, the republican leader of the senate, has rushed in to announce, in a thinly veiled attempt to promote the republicans politically conservative agenda, that the Senate will not consider any Obama nominee - implying there simply isn't enough time left in Obama's term. Never mind the Senate has never taken more than 125 days to vote on a successor nominated by a president and on average, has taken only 25 days to either confirm or reject, or to have the nominee withdraw. President Obama has 340 days left in his term.
The republican leadership should recall that Obama was elected by the people of this country - twice. He is the only President since 1944 to have won with majorities, not just pluralities - twice. By denying Obama the right to nominate a successor to Scalia for legitimate consideration by the Senate - the republican leadership obstructs purely for political gain and denies both the will of the American people, and what is right and fair for this country. What a bunch of sore losers they are.
Senator Mitch McConnell, the republican leader of the senate, has rushed in to announce, in a thinly veiled attempt to promote the republicans politically conservative agenda, that the Senate will not consider any Obama nominee - implying there simply isn't enough time left in Obama's term. Never mind the Senate has never taken more than 125 days to vote on a successor nominated by a president and on average, has taken only 25 days to either confirm or reject, or to have the nominee withdraw. President Obama has 340 days left in his term.
The republican leadership should recall that Obama was elected by the people of this country - twice. He is the only President since 1944 to have won with majorities, not just pluralities - twice. By denying Obama the right to nominate a successor to Scalia for legitimate consideration by the Senate - the republican leadership obstructs purely for political gain and denies both the will of the American people, and what is right and fair for this country. What a bunch of sore losers they are.
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