# Will Congress forestall every attempt by Obama to appoint a new justice for the rest of his term? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 13, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067 "2016-02-13T23:38:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 35
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/681 "2016-02-25T19:18:58Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I can’t type any slower to help you understand this, so I am at a loss at this point. Do you understand the difference between an “economic issue” and _economic policy_? > > Citizens’ United had nothing to do with _the government spending money_. C’mon. Spending money to exert pressure on Govt to get your way necessarily involves tax money trickling and being magnetically attracted to that original money. That’s what government is for for these people. Privatizing the government is just another way to suck the blood out of the working class, if that’s what you’re angling at. Look at the Oregon idiots for a micro example for chrissakes. Welfare queens every one. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/682 "2016-02-25T19:25:26Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > We forced Obama to pick who we wanted him to pick - a Republican. He didn’t pick a Republican. Sandoval was only one among several being vetted. His name was “leaked”. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/683 "2016-02-25T19:44:38Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > He didn’t pick a Republican. Sandoval was only one among several being vetted. His name was “leaked”. He was answering “how do Republicans save face if that happens?”. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/684 "2016-02-25T19:55:15Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > He was answering “how do Republicans save face if that happens?”. OK, missed that. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/685 "2016-02-25T20:19:37Z")
With Sandoval dropping out, I predict the next attack on Obama will be: was he the only Republican being vetted? Why was Obama only considering one Republican as a nominee… who would then not be allowed to be considered in the Senate. Geez, that Obama guy is so partisan! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/686 "2016-02-25T21:20:57Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > …The other Senator [from Florida] is some guy who hasn’t been seen for months. Apparently he’s off doing a “thing” right now and is retiring at the end of term anyway, so I suppose there’s no point in writing to him. Yeah, he seems a little distracted right now, but that hasn’t stopped him from weighing in: [Cruz, Rubio: Next president should name Scalia replacement](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/02/13/antonin-scalia-ted-cruz-donald-trump-john-kasich-jeb-bush/80350972/) ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/687 "2016-02-26T15:52:51Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Eh, we’re not getting one until the Democrats have gotten full value out making McConnell say “nope!” to an array of potential moderate Republican candidates like Sandoval. Once the Republicans are firmly established in the public’s minds as a bunch of breath-holding toddlers, Obama will ramp it up with an actual nominee. Rinse, lather, repeat. > > Politics is a fun game to watch as long as you don’t mind the millions of tax dollars they’re spending to play it. We won’t get one until the DNC/Obama find someone willing to take the heat of being an Obama nominee. Bernie and Trump are both considered outsiders, as in not your usual SSDD politicians, and they have both developed quite a following with little party support. Hairy Reed’s practical joke about Sandoval made the Democrat collective look silly. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/688 "2016-02-26T16:44:37Z")
Republicans refused to consider a potential Republican appointee and Democrats are the ones looking silly? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/689 "2016-02-26T16:45:05Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > Hairy Reed’s practical joke about Sandoval made the Democrat collective look silly. What color is the sky on your planet? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/690 "2016-02-26T16:49:35Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Republicans refused to consider a potential Republican appointee and Democrats are the ones looking silly? And apparently asking GOP Senators about it is [what it takes to get them to run away from a mic](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/senate-republicans-capable-embarrassment-after-all). That seems like a very useful technique, in the right hands. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/691 "2016-02-26T16:54:38Z")
[Regarding the Sandoval thing.](http://www.salon.com/2016/02/26/gop_falls_into_obamas_trap_vetting_a_republican_for_the_supreme_court_was_crafty_and_confirmed_the_right_cares_about_power_above_country/) ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/692 "2016-02-26T17:00:31Z")
D’oh, you got me to give Salon a page-view. :smack: I will need to watch for those in the future, especially when it’s a lefty linking. Maybe it doesn’t count if you close the tab within milliseconds? ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/693 "2016-02-26T17:33:30Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > D’oh, you got me to give Salon a page-view. :smack: I will need to watch for those in the future, especially when it’s a lefty linking. Maybe it doesn’t count if you close the tab within milliseconds? I’m going to open them twice, once for me and once for you. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/694 "2016-02-26T18:13:33Z")
😛 Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/695 "2016-02-26T18:37:21Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > D’oh, you got me to give Salon a page-view. :smack: I will need to watch for those in the future, especially when it’s a lefty linking. Maybe it doesn’t count if you close the tab within milliseconds? Do not fight Salon. Salon is your friend. Salon loves you . . . it wants you . . . it wants your **essence**. . . ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/696 "2016-02-26T18:50:03Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Republicans refused to consider a potential Republican appointee and Democrats are the ones looking silly? They’re currently refusing to consider any OBAMA nominee. Obama hasn’t nominated anyone. Hairy Reed punked the media outlets and the Democrat collective thought Obama’s suggesting Sandoval was a great idea. Except Obama didn’t suggest Sandoval, Reid did. Hahahaha, that Harry Reid is such a comedian. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/697 "2016-02-26T18:55:01Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Do not fight Salon. Salon is your friend. Salon loves you . . . it wants you . . . it wants your **essence**. . . Aren’t they actually the only left wing outlet against fluoridation? ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/698 "2016-02-26T19:01:29Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > They’re currently refusing to consider any OBAMA nominee. Obama hasn’t nominated anyone. Hairy Reed punked the media outlets and the Democrat collective thought Obama’s suggesting Sandoval was a great idea. Except Obama didn’t suggest Sandoval, Reid did. Hahahaha, that Harry Reid is such a comedian. 😃 The “Democrat collective” didn’t think that. There’s apparently a split on whether they should go moderate or liberal. > [@](#): > > Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid, who met with Sandoval this week to discuss a potential nomination, told The Washington Post Wednesday that he would support the second-term governor if he was nominated but “would rather we had somebody a little more progressive.” > > “I’ll do what I can, but I’m not pushing his name,” Reid said. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-congress-forestall-every-attempt-by-obama-to-appoint-a-new-justice-for-the-rest-of-his-term/746067/699 "2016-02-26T19:29:50Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > Aren’t they actually the only left wing outlet against fluoridation? [Not](http://www.salon.com/2014/07/30/5_wild_consumer_conspiracy_theories_debunked_partner/) [really](http://www.salon.com/2013/05/22/portlands_senseless_war_on_fluoride_partner/). ---
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