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Originally Posted by baddog
There is no rush in replacing him; Obama certainly won't be the one appointing the next one. Besides, don't you want your choice for President to have that ability?
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1) I find it absolutely hilarious that there are still people in this thread talking as if Republicans had a chance in hell of electing a President. The electorate doesn't line up for that to happen but lol for keeping the faith.
2) I knew baddog would be in here spewing garbage. It will be a year for a new President to be sworn in. Only a damn fool would think Obama wouldn't appoint a justice. Not only would he like to cement his legacy it is his job to do so.
3) Oh yes, please let conservatives stomp their feet and drag this out. The average time it takes for an appointment to be approved by Congress is about 3 months in recent history. If they turn this into a political cryfest as they've done several times over the last 7 years they will not only send moderates and Independents to the Democratic nominee they will cause voter turnout to skyrocket. America is already going progressive, a hissy fit by Congress over this would only speed up that process and downticket races will flip liberal.
4) This is a win / win for Democrats. Political junkies already expected 2 or 3 nominations to be decided under the next President but a conservative Justice being replaced before that means that this topic will be on the minds of every remotely informed voter. Even the most apathetic of voters will wake up to the reality that this will change the landscape of the USA for 30+ years and they will get out and vote. Either Democrats get a more liberal than Scalia justice in before the election or they have a massive win taking the Presidency and several seats to boot.
5) This has been a terrible few years for conservatives and I'm laughing my ass off.
