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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] The position taken by the "surviving" Republican Presidential candidates that the President should defer through two terms of 'The Supremes" and eleven months simply because he won't appoint anyone to the liking of conservatives is simply baseless: http://www.yourdictionary.com/advice-and-consent Fair Use: [i][list] [*]1.Phrase found in Article II, Section 2, Clause 2. of the United States Constitution describing the Senate’s role in confirming presidential appointments and ratifying treaties. The “consent” takes the form of a vote. Rarely does a president formally seek the Senate’s advice (it has happened only twice; the last time was in 1848), but senators often advise the president informally as to which potential nominees and treaty provisions are acceptable[/i] [/list] The National Review (arch-conservative) holds a differing view: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/431298/cruz-senates-job-advise-and-consent-were-advising-not-nominate-anyone Fair Use: [i][list] [*]Sen. Ted Cruz, appearing this morning on Meet the Press, explained why he’s opposed to President Obama nominating anyone to replace Justice Scalia. “The Senate’s duty is to advise and consent,” Cruz said. “You know what? The Senate is advising right now, we are advising that a lame-duck president in an election year is not going to be able to tip the balance of the Supreme Court. That we’re going to have an election, and if liberals are so confident that the American people want unlimited abortion on demand, want religious liberty torn down, want the Second Amendment taken away, want veterans memorials torn down, want the crosses and stars of David sandblasted off of the tombstones of our fallen veterans, then go and make the case to the people.”[/i] [/list] It would really be nice if Sen. Cruz could come up with a reason beyond that he and his caucus would not like anyone that President Obama will nominate. Lest they forget; what if Hillary wins and brings four additional Democratic seats with her? Think there would be any "niceties" by appointing a well qualified moderate jurist that I believe Obama accepts he must? Finally, as an addendum and without anything that could be construed as comment, such as selecting a Fair Use quotation, here are the Journal and The Times views of their respective Editorial Boards: [URL=http://www.wsj.com/articles/scalias-legacy-and-the-court-1455467765]Journal[/URL] [URL=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/15/opinion/the-supreme-court-after-justice-scalia.html]Times[/URL] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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