Democrats seem willing to say anything to help President Barack Obama appoint a new Supreme Court justice during his last year in office.
Even if it’s hypocritical.
Many members of Congress, and all the current GOP candidates for president, want Obama to hold off on naming a replacement for former Justice Antonin Scalia, who died earlier this month. With an election looming, the argument is that Obama’s successor should appoint the next Supreme Court justice.
And while many Democrats say Obama is well within his rights to name a replacement now, they didn’t always feel that way when there was a Republican in the Oval Office. Here’s how five top Democrats, including Obama, are flip-flopping on the issue.
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#1 – Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy
“We will institute the Thurmond Rule, yes,” said former Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy at Georgetown University in December 2006. He was referring to the unofficial principle that judicial nominees shouldn’t be confirmed in the lead-up to an election.
Ten years later, Leahy told CNN that “There is no such thing as the Thurmond Rule,” the day after Scalia’s death.
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#2 – Vice President Joe Biden —
As Senate Judiciary Committee chairman more than two decades ago, the vice president argued that President George H.W. Bush should wait until after the November election to name a nominee.
In the remarks, Biden said that a temporarily depleted court was small price to pay for avoiding a “bitter fight” that would assuredly damage the nominee, the Senate and the court, “no matter how good a person is nominated by the president.”
“President Bush should consider following the practice of a majority of his predecessors and not — and not — name a nominee until after the November election is completed. … Once the political season is underway, and it is, action on a Supreme Court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over.”
Sen. Joe Biden in 1992 says President Bush should “not name a nominee until after the November election…” #SCOTUShttps://t.co/setQGLzePt
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 22, 2016
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#3 – Nevada Sen. Harry Reid
“Nowhere in (the Constitution) does it say the Senate has a duty to give presidential appointees a vote. It says appointments shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate. That is very different than saying every nominee receives a vote,” Senate Democratic leader Reid said on the Senate floor in 2005.
In a statement released following Scalia’s death, Reid said, “Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate’s most essential constitutional responsibilities.”
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#4 – New York Sen. Chuck Schumer
“Given the track record of this president and the experience of obfuscation at the hearings, with respect to the Supreme Court, at least, I will recommend to my colleagues that we should not confirm a Supreme Court nominee except in extraordinary circumstances,” said Schumer in a 2007 speech.
“Whether Republicans agree or not with my evaluation of whichever candidate the president puts forward, they have a constitutional obligation to hold hearings, conduct a full confirmation process and vote on the nominee based on his or her merits,” said Schumer in a blog post last week.
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#5 – President Barack Obama
“There are some who believe that the president, having won the election, should have complete authority to appoint his nominee … (and) there should be no further question as to whether the judge should be confirmed. I disagree with this view,” said then-Sen. Obama in January 2006, the same year he joined a filibuster against Justice Samuel Alito’s confirmation.
Now? “There’s been a basic consensus, a basic understanding, that the Supreme Court is different. And each caucus may decide who’s going to vote where and what but that basically you let the vote come up,” said Obama at a news conference last week.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
Politicians are like pancakes at IHOP. Flip-Flop!
ITS LIKE BURGER KING, I WANT IT MY WAY.
Or “Ford has a better idea”
No Kidding the establishment preaches respecting expedient politics and that is why America suffers greatly at the hands of Democratic hypocrites.
CORRUPT! Not a one of them in there over 2 terms, if ever, were about the people’s business. Self serving men and women NOT of, by and for the people but their donors and crony ASSociates
FLUSH THERE TURDS OUT OF CONGRESS >>>TOO MANY PROFESSIONAL POS POLITICIANS LIKE THESE ARE REASONS WHY CONGRESS HAS NO CREDIBILITY…..the Are the FOUNDING members of POH
Party
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Hypocrites
And they’ll make sure the only replacements you can choose from are more turds.
ant WORSE than SOTOMAYOR or that “other” LIBTARD???
Don’t vote for any incumbant! If they won’t set term limits, then we must do it!
Then we need to insist on changes tp pension rules. No more lifetime pensions for short-term service. Reduce pay to more in line with our service men.
Penalties if congresspersons don’t show up for meetings and votes.
No work. No pay.
No more carreer politicians!
God bless You for stating the obvious solution …no work no pay. F these Demonacrates . May they be sucked into the raging toilet of History for failing to produce what they took an oath for , to uphold their duty to serve the public. May they be exposed and damned by name and address. What SHITS they are..
Agree absolutely! Have embraced this philosophy since I realized we, as citizens, have been taken for granted and expected to believe their B.S.. Well said!
nj’s COMMENTS ARE RIGHT ON……………..IF THE GUTLESS IDIOTS CAN CONFORM TO THE STATED CHANGES……..THEN VOTING CAN BE MEANINGFUL………..GOD BLESS AMERICA……………
BULLS EYE….Term LIMITS foe EVERYONE!!! and ACCOUNTABIITY for CONGRESS and POTUS …
I have advocated for many, many, years to vote ALL incumbents out, both Republican and Democrats out and retake control of our government. Let the bi——, and bas—–, know that they work for US, and not the special interests.To quote Donald Trump”your fired!!!!! And in this case you are ALL fired
CORRUPT! Not a one of them in there over 2 terms, if ever, were about the people’s business. Self serving men and women NOT of, by and for the people but their donors and crony ASSociates
Only when it suits them or their party!
Ole Harry Reid doesn’t want to let them vote. The Republicans and others disposed to the Thurmond Rule are supposed to “just consent”. I wonder if Harry knows the meaning of “consent”?
Yeah,that stinking Reid is a piece of work. Mean, lied about Weak Mitten SLUMNY on the protected senate floor. But Mittens girly. No balls. That’s why Hussein got in again. Hope he doesn’t take our second amendment before he splits.
I wish there was another debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. In the last election debate between the two Paul Ryan could not stand having Joe in front of him. Joe thought he was debating with a grade 1 student. It was hilarious to see Paul Ryan completely at a loss what to say. What a day it was!
Two parties trying to get the right politically connected hack in a robe on the bench.
Maybe Scalia chose a bad time to die, maybe that should’ve been put to a vote too. We all now Obama’s adjenda and should stand for what is only right. The next Judge should be appointed by our new President, whoever it shall be, but not Obama!
You know, call me crazy. But I thought the Extreme court was supposed to be CONSTITUTION INTERPRETORS. Not push a new definition of marriage or MANDATE HEALTH CARE. Most of the tax payers SUBSIDIZING the frauds will never have to pay back or be charged. Just like ALL those SS checks dropping into accts. of 12,000 plus over age 127!!!!! Wow, life expectancy here is YUUUUUUUGE. No wonder we have NOT 11 but 30,000,000 illegals. Hey Mr. Fox, Trump sez you WILL PAY FOR THE F—–g wall.
What else is new? None of that crowd in D Cn know the truth if it hit them in the face . It now appears to a disease that runs rampant through most local, County,State and Federal Govt. “Hypocrasy!!
Burn n toss
I and millions like us don’t feel the BERN but the RAGE. CMON TRUMP STAND UP FOR US PLEASE?! Two lying corrupt POTUS enough already. Can we PLEASE JUST PROTECT ISRAEL AND GET THE HELL OUT OF THE 6th century?
Their democrats, what do you expect from them, truth and common sense? Never going to happen.
Completely agree. The B S gets deeper. The demos always stand by their word, no wonder the “FLIP-FLOPS” they are wearing hurt their feet!
Joe Biden was chosen by Obama because he is a puppet and so it goes for the rest of Obamas’ so called cabinet. They are all deceitful and dishonest.
Especially that Iranian JARROTTEN. RICE PATTY TOO. Lying haters. But the real indictment should go to Hellary. Can you imagine telling families a lie about how/why they died?!?!?!?! Just to re elect Hussein?! Unconscionable. And that dog slept all night and went to a fundraiser next day. Our POTUS!!!! Details about HOW Chris Stephens died is another horror story. They “skipped” those deets in 23 HOURS. Even though Stephens was gay, to be tortured that way NO ONE should suffer. And we may put that career list Hellary at 1600?!?! Please America, grow some common sense. I’d love a woman pres. NOT THAT ONE!!!! Go DONALD J. TRUMP.
Same hypocrites as we have always seen.
Hypocrisy is another form of a lie. defined “intent to deceive”
Democrats appear to base their philosophy on intending to deceive in order to govern.
It is obvious that they do not use “logic” to govern.
“TO GOVERN TO THEM” means Working for SPECIAL Interests/Unions and Convince IDIOTS to VOTE for THEM… That is what they do, and ALL they do
The job of the president is to appoint a supreme court judge who will help carry out true justice. The job of the congress is to determine that the pick is qualified and to the best of their knowledge will do that. Then they should vote for the candidate according to that, no matter about political party.
A political position is always “situational” , comrades. The pogroms must always be moving “Forward” to our 21st NWO century goals by “any means necessary”. The sheeples can not grasp the extent and means we will employ, and therin lies our power because the sheeples, as they awaken are always reactionary and too far behind the movement to effectively turn us and our sycophantic aparacheks back. (sarcastic but truthful reality)
“Know your Enemy; Know yourself.” Sun Tsu Constitutional Patriots had better get it together soon.
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
― Ronald Reagan
Amen
We Reap What We Sow !
We reap what they sow.
Doctor & Jimbo, sad but true. But it’s never too late to turn it around if we all don’t lie down.
Politicians rhetoric is based on which party stands to benefit from their opinions. Politicians opinions are like butt holes. Everyone has one and they, especially politician’s, stink.
Over,over & over I’ve repeatedly said the terms liar, cheat, hypocrite, & democrat are the same & interchangeable. If a democrat is talking especially this administration they are lying or flip flopping. They pass a rule themselves then do not want to comply to that rule 2 yrs. later. My God liberals are pityfull.
In college one of our pros was trying to get us to come up with a fancier word for liar and hinted it began with a “p.” I though “politician” fit the bill quite well. (so did the rest of the class)
We should rename the DEMOCRACTIC PARTY the HYPOCRISY PARTY. Lying is inherent in their approach to any subject depending upon who initiated the subject matter at any given time. They are not entirely at fault in this regards. A lot of voters keep these incumbents in office who fail to recognize or disregard the hypocrisy
The commentary inclined are always eager to expose their lack of deep understanding and absence of insight! God Bless America!
totally true gut a lot of voters inthe us donúnderstand-or they are too stupid to have their own opinionated listen to theworthledss news media and the lting rants f the candidates-yhey just can’t distinguish between bullshit and truths.
people are no longer capable of making their own decisions-they would rather depend on news bullshit and candidate lies-to influence their decisions
I remember reading a long time ago that Representatives from the Colonies, should be the best and the brightest of their time. Should go to Washington to represent their state for a period and return home. I don’t think they were to be professional politicians and remain in Washington for life. I would support term limits for Congress as well as the Supreme court.. Logically, if term limits are in place for the Executive Branch, they should also be for The Legislative and Judicial.
I agree totally. Professional politicians are the bane of a free society. They will do whatever to remain in power. Term limits would go a long way toward fixing our broken government.
These collections of contradictory words from responsible politicians are eye opener.
They should know what the good book said ” your lies (sins) will find you out. ”
And another book says “what is hidden is much greater, or rather worse”.
Here’s the thing; just like GenEarly said above, these apparatchiks are tools of the NWO elites(apologies if i misconstrued your position in advance).
The operational directives of several of the Foundations that the wealthy founded were to change life in America so that it could be “comfortably merged with the Soviet Union.” Two of the most egregious are the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie National Endowment for Peace. i encourage you to first, not believe me, and second, to google an article by G. Edward Griffin called “The Grand Deception: A Second Look at the War on Terrorism,” or just visit http://www.realityzone.com.
Said that to say this: Democrats are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporatocracy.
Republicans are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporatocracy.
This is why, over the last 50 years or more, no matter who is elected – nothing really changes for the better, only the worse.
The truth in America today is that there are TWO allegedly “mainstream” political parties, and both of them are owned by the same people that own MSM – so that in truth, there really is only ONE party; the only differences between the two are superficial “party platform” political promises, which ain’t worth diddley. Don’t believe me? Ok, tell me when you heard of anyone from any other political party in America being interviewed on teevee? Can’t remember? Know why? Our corporate plantation masters don’t want us to get any ideas that might threaten their god, “profit.” Besides, if the corporate heads of the Beast can continue to successfully brainwash the People into believing that ONLY a democrat or republican “has a chance of winning,” then they maintain control and the status quo, don’t they?
As to this flap about a SCOTUS judge appointment, the FOCUS, the PRIORITY, imo, should be on a full-blown independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the LAST judge’s demise…instead of the South Park cartoon “Move along; nothing to see here” bullshit designed specifically to encourage those who don’t like thinking anyway to just “go along to get along.”
IMO, most politicians are kept around just to continue to fool the People into believing they still have a choice. They don’t. WE don’t. They suck you in with “hope” for a “change,” and leave you hoping you can scrape together enough change to make it through another month while they keep on doing what they do best: lie, deceive, cheat, manipulate, brainwash, and do their REAL business in secret, away from prying eyes and ears…well, except for the NSA, of course, whose bosses usually use the Congressional information dossiers collected to blackmail the cretins into doing what the NWO/OWG goons want anyway, F the People.
Ever hear the phrase “dog and pony show”? What this means (in this instance) is that while Congresscretins stir up a controversy over who can be the next SCOTUS judge(and when and how), they’re putting on a distraction, using a little sleight-of-hand magician’s trick to tear your attention from Scalia’s mysterious death(oh, yeah, “just a heart-attack, move along, nothing to see here, he had heart problems already,” says Officer BahBrady(or however it’s spelled.)) My advice? Put your clothespin on your nose and get your hip-waders over your behinds, because the bullshitstorm is going to come hard and heavy for awhile, yet.
Regards what “Constitutionalist” posted above – I believe that is why Mr. Trump is so successful.
That the people who support & vote for Trump (myself included) though maybe not fully mentally acknowledged we all somehow instinctively / subconsciously believe that both parties are & have been in cahoots for a long time.
We believe that both parties are bought and paid for & that NOTHING will ever really get done when special interests are in charge.
Special interests will always conflict & hence the continual gridlock and foreign policies that should never happen.
Forget the good of the country & the good of the people… these career politicians (both parties) are working for their corporate supporters and their rise within the money & power ranks.
Mr. Trumps appeal is that he’s his own man. That he will not be bought. That he will call-out the hypocrites by name & open the eyes of the people to what’s actually going on.
He was brilliant in self-funding his campaign!
I’m saddened that there’s still so many people on both sides still don’t recognize that until you take the career politicians out of play – nothing will ever really change. (This is the reason I stopped donating to the Republican party – and unless they get behind and support Mr. Trump they’ll never get another dime from me. I certainly don’t want my donations going to a party who will try to stop him).
We absolutely need terms limits and true patriots to step up & serve like Mr. Trump.
There is nothing like the complete clarity of the word “Oxymoron” when it comes to the left: Always know that they are the complete antithesis of hypocrite. EPHESIANS: 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ,…
Quite obviously, immaturity begins in Washington and moves downward.
Both the Conservatives AND the Liberals are guilty of immaturity, when it
comes to making laws, to obeying long-held policies, etc.
Now, this is where MY opinion begins: The democrats are the enemies of the
American people. However, when the democrats do something that is detrimental
to the good of this country, the republicans allow it.
For example: The Republicans didn’t filibuster to keep either of the last two of Obama’s
nominees off the USSC. So, he was able to bring in two justices, whose experience didn’t
hold muster. Simply put, both Kagan and Sotomayer, who are both unworthy of their positions
and who will simply cause problems for the Right Wing, for the rest of their lives.
Had a conservative been in office, when those seats were filled, you can rest
assured his choices would have been filibustered, right and left, until a centrist,
who would be seen as closer to agreeing with whatever the democrats wanted,
was seated.
So, my opinion remains: The Republicans are the enablers for whatever the Democrats
do wrong.
I agree. What happened to our strong Republicans who stood on the steps and promised to stand strong.? It’s so important now with our rights being threatened by Justices who do not follow our constitution they are suppose to be protecting! Don’t listen to Democrats who say you have to approve Obama’s choice or you are racist, uncooperative, somehow not correct. Stand tall and be for the people. Keep America. We are your constituents
, we do not want any more anti Americans on the bench. I pray for you, please represent us.
Karma!!!! It’s like a woman…..we never forget what you do!!!!
Amen! Melanie
One cannot shame a Dem pointing out Hypocrisy, they knew they were being hypocritical at the onset, don’t believe later suddenly they won’t simply still want, whatever they want, every time they want it.
Look at Hillary and Black support when the Clintons did create the prison over [population and now make promises to blacks based on ‘unfair Republicans’.
Their hypocrisy knows no bounds. The only thing that can be done is refer to the hypocrisy by naming the hypocrisy after a leftist as is being done now where this situation’s Republican response is, ‘we invoke the Biden rule’.
Asking Dems to be ashamed is pointless, but placing the blame precisely is not.
Obama sure has become fond of pointing to imaginary “consensuses” as the only reason he needs to advance his progressive agenda.
Factchecker-
i’ve gotten to the point where whenever i hear the word “progressive” spoken by anyone not a representative of an insurance company, i think: “Wants to ignore the Constitution and take a crap on their oaths of office.” So for me, “progressive” means “criminal,” at least insofar as being willing to violate the terms of their agreements to be Public Servants by willful failure to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States against ALL enemies, foreign AND domestic.”
This oath needs to be enforced as strictly as oaths taken in courts, with oathbreakers as routinely arrested, tried, and convicted as are perjurers, and for the same reason: lying under oath. This is the only remaining PEACEFUL way i can think of to regain control of those who went from being employees to thinking they are our masters…or, as Dan’l Webster put it:
“Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters.”
— Daniel Webster(1782-1852), US Senator
It never cease’s to amaze me how people continue to support these hypocrites and liars!
The native American’s many moons ago had it right when they said the “Great White Father speaks with Forked Tongue”
There is no integrity with professional politicians. It’s all in the heat of the moment. No wonder Congress is so lowly thought of. They have forgotten their duty……they serve/represent the people. There is one longer any honor left in that House.
It never cease’s to amaze me how people continue to support these hypocrites and liars!
The native American’s many moons ago had it right when they said the “Great White Father speaks with Forked Tongue”
Just can’t get away from that history, how soon they forget what they said, and did when it is
them the Democrats in control. Obama the Blowhard, filibuster of Samuel Alito Jr. now he wants to appoint the replacement for Scalia, and don’t think he should get the same treatment.
I was always told what is good for the Goose is good for the Gander. But now it is the Republicans in control of both houses, Congress, and Senate.
And Obama like the Dictator/King is going to get his way. And I just can’t understand why,
seems they are afraid of the King/Dictator “Obama the Blowhard”
He should have been Impeached long ago, just because. If the Republicians don’t play his way, he will just take his pen and his phone and go it alone. Or thae his toys and go home.
Two faced, hypocritical, slimes.
Democrats need to look in the mirror. Also Donald Trump bought off democrats. He is no better.
Isn’t it so odd how the Democrats will do and say anything to benefit them and their party……..they will flip-flop, lie, cheat, bully to have things their way……..even if it is dangerous to our National Security and the safety of the American people…………they could care less. They are so desperate to have control of this country and the American people even though so many things have gone astray with most of their policies, cities they have control of and even some states who are coming up bankrupt and want the rest of the country to bail them out because of their socialist policies. Five big shot liberals and Democrats were very outspoken concerning a Bush presidency that came up with this same situation, Biden Leahy, Reid, Schumer and Obama now say it is all right to choose another Supreme Court Justice in the middle of an election year and are encouraging Obama to do that. Just imagine that…….all “flip-flopped” several years ago. No wonder this country is in such a big mess………because Democrats want to control this country so badly. I think all the American people should ban together and keep them from approving another Supreme Court Justice right now……….because it can effect the elections coming up……..no wonder the American people are so angry because of the way our politicians in Washington DC has tried to run this country and have made a complete mess of the whole thing just because of their greed, selfish, corrupt and crookedness.