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After so many years of Republican obstructionism, how can they complain now about Democrats being unwilling to capitulate to their demands to build a wall? - Kavanaugh's rushed appointment, possible perjury and brazen politics involved may lead to his impeachment.
- Senate Republicans have set judiciary on a political course toward ruin.
- By disregarding a long-recognized procedural convention, and imposing a delay well in excess of customary, Sen. Mitch McConnell opened the door to procedural gyrations in federal judicial appointments.
- Collins says she'll stand up for women's reproductive rights - except it's clear she won't.
- On April 7, Neil Gorsuch became the ninth justice on the Supreme Court, although if politics were like sports, he would forever have an asterisk next to his
- Maryland's two Democratic senators said Tuesday they will oppose President Donald Trump's nominee to serve on the Supreme Court, but they took a different
- Republican inaction on Judge Garland was just politics as it's currently practiced in Washington
- Democrats have run out of ideas, even bad ones, and have nothing left but name-calling and protests, says Cal Thomas.
- President Obama has been too cooperative with Mr. Trump in the transition of power, says Robert Reich.
- Mr. Trump's victory is part of a global movement to restore traditional values, says Cal Thomas.
- Unless Democrats take over the Senate, Supreme Court vacancy may not be filled
- After stiffing Merrick Garland, are Senate Republicans looking to double-down and block future Supreme Court nominees?
- Latest legal stalemate underscores foolishness of ignoring Supreme Court nominee for a now-record six months — and counting
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- Sen. Ben Cardin pointed to history on Tuesday to make his case for filling the court's current vacancy.
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- In his scolding of chief justice for politicizing the Supreme Court, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman gets just about everything wrong
- Last week, the Supreme Court issued its first ruling since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The court's decision in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association could have mortally wounded public sector unions, stripping them of their legal ability to collect the funds to keep their doors open. However, a 4-4 ruling ultimately allowed unions to live another day. Unlike many of my union brothers and sisters, I'm disappointed by the decision, however.
- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has taken hypocrisy to new depths, says Cal Thomas.
- The judicial vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court is a problem, yes, but a small one compared to the bigger issue: There are more than 80 other vacancies on the federal bench holding up justice across the country.
- Union dues and contraception cases reveal a Supreme Court searching for compromise — and in need of a ninth justice.
- Republicans need to give Donald Trump his due — he speaks the minds of many voters
- Barack Obama: I understand that we're in the midst of an especially volatile political season. But at a time when our politics are so polarized, we should treat a process of this magnitude — the appointment of a Supreme Court justice — with the seriousness it deserves.
- Pitts: Mitch McConnell is showing contempt for the public by ignoring the latest Supreme Court nominee.
- Diminished Supreme Court can uphold the contraception mandate without imposing undue burden on Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious non-profits.
- Reasonable people can disagree about Judge Garland's nomination
- If partisan court appointments are acceptable, partisan opposition in the Senate must be, too.
- It's all there, right in the document the president and each Senator swore an oath before God to support. The president serves for four years. Nothing in the Constitution says, implies, or suggests that the president's duties are abrogated, suspended, stopped, stripped away or limited in the fourth year of his term — or her term, should a woman be elected. Obama's oath of office requires him to nominate a Supreme Court justice. It's that simple: he shall nominate someone to fill the seat
- Republican senators should give up their gamble and confirm Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court asap.
- Merrick Garland is not a liberal in the same way President Obama and most Senate Democrats are moderates.
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- GOP senators can't be happy with the possibility of a Trump justice
- Obama's pick for the Supreme Court hurts Republicans where it counts — ignoring him makes them look extreme and foolish
