Former advisor to President Obama Austan Goolsbee tried to mock the “strict constitutionalists” for not wanting to take action on a Supreme Court nominee by President Obama in his lame duck year. Radio host Hugh Hewitt was able to assist Goolsbee and others on the Left in understanding exactly what the Constitution says and does *not* say about the timing on nomination confirmations.
I am an originalist. I know what it says. It does NOT say Senate has to act. You know that Austan. https://t.co/jnDaqJClh7
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) February 14, 2016
Article II, Section 2, Clause 2. Read it. No timeframe. No obligation to hold hearings or votes. See Ds 2001-2005 https://t.co/Ap5nH92LHA
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) February 14, 2016
Preisdent can nominate. Senate chooses whether to confirm. That's it. That's the Constitution. Read it. https://t.co/XGTMguDBfR
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) February 14, 2016
And on the question of Reagan’s nomination of Justice Anthony Kennedy:
Follow up question: "Was Ronald Reagan unjustified in nominating Justice Anthony Kennedy in his final year during an election year in 1988?"
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) February 14, 2016
Joy: He was nominated in 1987, after Ds slandered/rejected Judge Bork. Original vacancy was June 1987. https://t.co/lPHZTlgwZ6
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) February 14, 2016
That vacancy occurred in June 1987, followed by Bork blockade then Kennedy nomination in 11/87. https://t.co/dNjKuChyYS
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) February 14, 2016
The outrage on left suggests they know @GOP will hold together on this and that it is a winning argument with public. Won't be steam rolled
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) February 14, 2016
Stay tuned to see how Obama and the Senate proceed from here.
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