[Magdalen] R.I.P. Justice Scalia

[Eleanor Braun]

And by the way, Reagan nominated Anthony Kennedy in the last year of his
Presidency (Feb 3, 1988).  LBJ made two nominations in his last year
(Fortas, for chief justice, and Homer Thornberry), although neither were
confirmed.

Eleanor

On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Of course it's the concept.  President Obama swore to "faithfully execute
> the office of President of the United States..."  The President is charged
> to nominate the judges of the supreme court.  There is no time limit, nor
> party definition on that responsibility, nor suggestion that he should
> refrain from doing his job because he might not get a confirmation.  Do you
> have a different interpretation of his duty?  What would the reaction be if
> he just threw up his hands and said, I don't think I can get anybody
> confirmed so I'm not even going to try?  That would be called dereliction
> of duty.
>
> President Obama has just said he will submit a nomination in due course,
> and he expects the Senate to fulfill its obligation.  He does not have a
> history of nominating people just for the fun of it.
>
> Eleanor
>
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 8:39 PM, Mahoney, W. Michael <wmmah at stoneledge.net
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > >  Nah...I can't think of a good argument that a sitting President, who
>> > will
>> > be in office almost another 12 months, should not do his job.
>> >
>>
>> Is it the concept or the number you reject?  If the incumbent were
>> Republican, would you feel differently?
>>
>> And suppose there is no realistic prospect that a nomination would be
>> approved by the current Senate.  Should Obama name someone just for the
>> fun
>> of it?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
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