The Majority has decided - Appoint Garland to the Supreme Court

[Merlot]

The republicans said that the people should decide who should be on the supreme court. Well, the people have spoken and democrats are holding + 1 million (I have not checked the latest number) in the popular vote. So the American people have spoken, and they want a democrat to appoint the next supreme court justice.

I have contacted both of my Senators.

[WillowTree]

1. I wouldn't hold my breath.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Oh sure.....the people should decide...

as long as they're all Republicans.

[11 Bravo]

3. Yeah, the people should decide, except for, you know, "those people".

[No Vested Interest]

4. Let us know how your Senators respond to your suggestion. nt

[Tanuki]

5. Merlot, I thoroughly agree with you and have written my senators as well. Even though it may be

futile, I'm not going to go quietly on this one. Barack Obama had his presidential prerogative usurped; his rightful Supreme Court appointment was stolen and handed over to an ignorant, misogynistic, racist serial perpetrator of sexual assault who was NOT elected by a majority of the popular vote. Both of my senators are Republicans, so I am not optimistic of a fair vote from them, but they need to hear how reprehensible their refusal to even hold hearings is to their constituents. Even Mitch McConnell evaded a reporter's question about whether he found the appointment of Steve Bannon to the transition team appropriate. McConnell and anyone who goes along with giving Obama's "draft pick" to Donald Putin, knowing his abysmal lack of morals and judgment, is beyond contempt.

[Merlot]

12. I'm not going to go quietly on this one - Agreed.

Barack Obama had his presidential prerogative usurped.

Yes, I realize this is probably futile, but I feel like getting it out there as a talking point can only help dems.

[ThoughtCriminal]

6. There's a hidden clause in the Constitution

All new Supreme Court appointments must have prior approval from the NRA, the Family Council, the KKK AND Vladimir Putin.

[yuiyoshida]

7. That...

about covers it.. bleh

[lark]

9. The Constitution of the New Naziland?

That's what he's turning this beautiful country into and it makes me so sad I can hardly hold my head up and so mad I want to destroy furniture and scream and yell with every single whack until I have a pile of kindling.

[ancianita]

8. Nah. Not gonna happen. Not that miracle.

[mountain grammy]

10. I've contacted mine on a daily basis.

[C Moon]

11. Now that the GOP has voter suppression and rigging down to a science, sure. They're ok with this. nt

[SickOfTheOnePct]

13. Wholly unconstitutional n/t

[Merlot]

14. Making the case that the Senate should take up the SCOTUS

nomination is not wholly unconstitutional. Barack Obama had his presidential prerogative usurped - was that consitutional?

[SickOfTheOnePct]

15. No, making the case

that President Obama should appoint a Supreme Court justice (outside of a recess appointment, of course) is making the case for a wholly unconstitutional act. He simply can't do it.

And while the Republican obstructionism with regards to taking up the nomination is wrong, it is not unconstitutional. There is no time limit to which the Senate is held, after which a President can just say "screw it, I'm making the appointment".

[Merlot]

16. Who said anything about President Obama appointing a SCOTUS?

That is not what I am suggesting.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

17. Fair enough, I misunderstood your post

I've seen so many of the "just do it, President Obama" posts here and in other forums, I made a bad assumption.

My apologies.