# Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to the SCOTUS.

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**Created:** [March 16, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-nominates-judge-merrick-garland-to-the-scotus/749160 "2016-03-16T14:13:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-nominates-judge-merrick-garland-to-the-scotus/749160/166 "2016-03-17T00:44:48Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> If I were a senator, I would vote to confirm.

Jebus, Bricker. You are one of the board’s resident conservatives, but you have taken many, many non-conservative positions. Why would you confirm a moderate/leftist to replace Scalia?

I understand that the Court is supposed to be above politics, but Obergefell, Kennedy v. Louisiana, Casey, Lawrence, have blown that facade out of the water. We need strict constructionists in these positions or else rule by the people will be no longer: we just submit our proposals to nine lawyers.

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