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Ted Cruz's Supreme Court Remark Draws White House Criticism

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10-28-2016, 12:01 PM
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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS...house-43115050

So much for having a vote on Expanded DACA and DAPA, republicans are thinking of just not giving a Democratic President a vote on a Supreme Court Nomination, what a bunch of pond scums.

Sen. Ted Cruz's suggestion of an indefinite Supreme Court vacancy under a President Hillary Clinton raises questions about the credibility and integrity of Republicans who have said the next president should get to the choose who fills the vacancy, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday.

Cruz is the second GOP senator in recent weeks to suggest that Republicans will block any nominee Clinton puts forward if she becomes president. Arizona Sen. John McCain made a similar assertion, though an aide later said that McCain would examine the record of anyone nominated for the high court and vote for or against that person based on qualifications.

Earnest was asked about Cruz's comments noting a long historical precedent for a Supreme Court operating with fewer justices.

"Just recently, Justice (Stephen) Breyer observed that the vacancy is not impacting the ability of the court to do its job. That's a debate that we are going to have," Cruz said

Earnest replied that the notion of opposing any nomination put forward by a Democratic president would be inconsistent with longstanding Senate tradition. He said historically that the Senate has evaluated candidates based on their merits.

"Republicans this year have deviated from that tradition by refusing to even consider Chief Judge Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court," Earnest said.

Cruz's comment also seemingly contradicts an earlier position he took during the GOP primary when he told CNN, "I think 2016 should be a referendum on the Supreme Court."

Obama nominated Garland in March to fill the vacancy left by the death of former Justice Antonin Scalia, but Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, declined to hold hearings as they insisted the voters choosing the next president would have the final say on the vacancy.

Don Stewart, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Thursday that McConnell "has been clear that it will be the next president who makes the nomination for the Scalia vacancy."

The size of the court is set by federal law and has changed over the years, but has been nine justices for most of its existence. Initially, there were six justices. The court reached its highest number, 10, during the Civil War. There has been a nine-justice court since 1869.

Here is a youtube video, I follow The Young Turks Show:

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So they want to deny the President and the Senate the right to nominate and appoint a Supreme Court judge...

...WHAT THE FUCK???
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Typical Republican Behavior. Can't go one step without hearing about the slimy bastards.
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This is way its supremely important that Democrats win the Senate majority.

They can then call their bluff by brandishing the "nuclear option" (e.g. 50 instead of 60 needed for confirmation) which neither party wants.
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If they get their way, adios the big C ever ruling DAPA
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