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http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/10/24/republican-senator-expensive-confirm-obamas-supreme-court-pick/Republican Senator: Its Too Expensive To Confirm Obamas Supreme Court Pick
By Grant Stern
Posted on October 24, 2016
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Speaking to the Des Moines Reviews editorial board, Grassley said:
And so when 52 senators say they arent going to take it up, should I spend that money and have a hearing?
President Obamas final appointee Merrick Garland is considered a centrist pick, not very liberal and more conservative on issues of criminal justice than most of his party would prefer. But due to Republican obstruction, Scalias death has left the longest vacancy on the high court since the late 1960s, and the waiting period for Garlands nomination is now the longest in American history.
If you combine Sen. Grassleys logic, with what Arizona Sen. John McCains threats to block all of Hillary Clintons nominations to the Supreme Court if elected then it really seems obvious why she and President Obama have made a major pivot to help down-ballot candidates this week. The White House press secretary responded thusly:
Congressional Republicans never spare any expense when it comes to, say, investigating Benghazi, but they now claim to be pinching pennies by denying one of the most important constitutionally mandated officers a judge no less his public hearing in front of the formerly worlds greatest deliberative body.
Considering their recent admission that they may intend to permanently filibuster the Supreme Court if given 51 seats in the Senate during this years election, President Obama start considering a legal maneuver to seize upon a Constitutional ambiguity like this one described by a member of non-partisan Common Cause to fill the court after the election is decided.
The Republicans are defending 24 incumbent seats this year, and if people want to have a functioning court system, the only choice will be Democrats.
elleng
(130,865 posts)the American people and the people of Iowa cant afford to be paying the salary of a Senator whos not doing his job. And Chairman Grassley has not been doing his job.
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)madaboutharry
(40,208 posts)It's a real pity Iowa voters can't see that.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)He's just coasting into retirement. I think he has a grandson he's grooming for his job. I may be wrong, but I kind of remember reading something about that.
I'd love to see the governor out of office, as well.
GWC58
(2,678 posts)that keeps getting re-elected every six years.. Now Iowa has another worthless senator in the "pig wrassler," Joni Ernst!😡😝🙄
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Watch em beg for someone like Garland instead.
babylonsister
(171,056 posts)some smart young lib fresh out of law school.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)This is fucking disgraceful. Grassley's mug should be on every nationwide newscast for the next week. Iowa, you have elected a bad Senator, and you should feel bad!
panader0
(25,816 posts)Grassley, your ignorance and hypocrisy are showing.
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)Everybody hates Congress anyway
Emilybemily
(204 posts)My god, what a fucking hypocrite and anti-American jackhole.
AmericanActivist
(1,019 posts)Oldem
(833 posts)money with repugs.
deathrind
(1,786 posts)Don't want or does not increase their control over.
They have no problem spending $$$ to hold vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after vote after... to repeal ACA or hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing about Benghazi...
If we want this to stop we have to give HRC a landslide victory and solid control of the Senate and House.
Beartracks
(12,809 posts)In Republican la-la land.
What an ignoramus.
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left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)I'd like to have seen it as part of our attack on the GOP.
Beartracks
(12,809 posts)... your job is to fulfill your constitutional duties, not service Republicans.
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Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)So freaking insane.
GeoWilliam750
(2,522 posts)that these people wish to dismantle the government, and turn over control to the oligarchs. The absence of a functioning legal system does not benefit the common man.
deathrind
(1,786 posts)"Seems" to it. That is exactly what they want to do.
Republicans want to dismantle as much of the government as they can and privatize as much of America as they can.
Republicans are the single biggest threat to our Democracy. Grover Norquist said something to the effect of they want to shrink government to the size of a bathtub so they can strangle it...and that is exactly what they are trying to do. Which is really confusing when you see a republican president come into office like W and see him increase government size by double digit percentages.
GeoWilliam750
(2,522 posts)was simply transferring wealth from the common man to the super wealthy. borrow from everyone and give to the few.
deathrind
(1,786 posts)However the creation of DHS as the over sight agency for all other security agencies was most of it. DHS is a very, very large.
Initech
(100,063 posts)Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)The framers did not intend to have this crap.
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)barbtries
(28,787 posts)when it comes to taking symbolic votes on obamacare, but when it's actual governing that needs to happen, the republicans are MIA.
i hate those motherfuckers.