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Smart idea really. It will make it more difficult for the party to hold the line and not consider him.
As I hold both parties in utter contempt, I don't know if I have a dog in this fight -- but as I've said before, if Obama sends them a Conservative nomination the Senate will approve it.
Should be interesting to see whether or not he goes through with it. Where does the guy stand on SCOTUS specific issues?
Edit: "Sandoval, a former federal district judge and attorney general, is pro-choice and has said he believes gay marriage is a settled issue, but is conservative on issues such as gun rights and labor unions."
Pro-choice and pro-gay might lead to the Senate saying no. We'll see how it goes but it wouldn't be too surprising. It will be interesting to see how it goes.
As I hold both parties in utter contempt, I don't know if I have a dog in this fight -- but as I've said before, if Obama sends them a Conservative nomination the Senate will approve it.
Should be interesting to see whether or not he goes through with it. Where does the guy stand on SCOTUS specific issues?
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Both parties are just two sides of the same corrupt, crony capitalist, faux public servant coin.
Ask not what you can do for your country, but what you can squeeze from your country.
Abortion shouldn't even be a factor. I think the majority of republicans really don't have a problem as it is now. It's your far right people that do. catholics and the like. And most of them have a problem with it only until their 13 year old daughter gets pregnant. It shouldn't be harder, it shouldn't easier than it is right now and alot of it should be left to the states, so far as parental notification and the like.
Gay marriage.. Few people really have a problem with it, I think. I don't even think Scalia really had a problem. He felt more that it was a states rights issue.. Which.. Frankly, I think FAR more things should be. The fights there will be "Can a minister refuse to marry a gay couple if he performs services for straight couples" and.. The whole cake fiasco.
I will say.. Neat gambit on his part. If the senate refuses to hold hearings.. It plays right into his hand. If they do hold hearings, it plays right into his hand. That nomination would pretty much be a no-lose proposition for him.
Abortion shouldn't even be a factor. I think the majority of republicans really don't have a problem as it is now. It's your far right people that do. catholics and the like. And most of them have a problem with it only until their 13 year old daughter gets pregnant. It shouldn't be harder, it shouldn't easier than it is right now and alot of it should be left to the states, so far as parental notification and the like.
Gay marriage.. Few people really have a problem with it, I think. I don't even think Scalia really had a problem. He felt more that it was a states rights issue.. Which.. Frankly, I think FAR more things should be. The fights there will be "Can a minister refuse to marry a gay couple if he performs services for straight couples" and.. The whole cake fiasco.
I will say.. Neat gambit on his part. If the senate refuses to hold hearings.. It plays right into his hand. If they do hold hearings, it plays right into his hand. That nomination would pretty much be a no-lose proposition for him.
Agreed, it's a clever move.
I do disagree on abortion and gay-marriage. I think that a strong majority of Republicans still strongly oppose both. Odds are pretty strong that those two things together make it a dealbreaker, but I agree that the Senate should at least look at the guy.
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid reportedly met with Sandoval Monday to discuss the potential nomination. “A person familiar with the conversation said that while Sandoval told Reid he had not made a final decision on whether he would accept a Supreme Court nomination, he would allow the vetting process to move forward. Another person in Nevada familiar with the process confirmed that the process is underway.”
Harry Reid involved... ? Definitely skeptical. Would have to review this guys track record.
I do disagree on abortion and gay-marriage. I think that a strong majority of Republicans still strongly oppose both. Odds are pretty strong that those two things together make it a dealbreaker, but I agree that the Senate should at least look at the guy.
I wouldn't care if a president nominated the reincarnation of Hitler. He'd deserve consideration. Not much, but he should get a hearing.
Jobs are setup.. The president nominates, congress confirms or rejects.
Neither of those issues matters to me.. And, while I'm not someone who strictly votes republican.. I've voted that way more often than not. I voted for Clinton second term and Fritz Hollings several times for senate.
I'm planning on voting for Sanders on Saturday.. I sat out the Republican primary last Saturday because I didn't want to vote for any of them. I won't vote for him because I want him to be president.. But, he's the lesser of all evils. It's more an anti-Clinton vote. I don't like anyone on the Republican side, I don't like Hillary at all..
Trump vs Hillary means a vote for the Libertarian candidate for me.
Trump vs Sanders.. PROBABLY third party, but.. I'd have to think about it more. While Sanders has a whole slew of ideas that I don't agree with.. He wouldn't be able to push any of them through, so.. He might get some good done because after swatting away all the crazy ideas he takes to congress, they might let some moderate ones through.
Smart idea really. It will make it more difficult for the party to hold the line and not consider him.
Classic bait and switch. Can't trust Obama as far as you can throw him.
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