Joe Biden in 2016 on how it’s fine to nominate even just before an election pic.twitter.com/wxLOSqxwMD
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) September 19, 2020
UPDATE: Joe’s former boss was even more concise:
Will do, Champ! pic.twitter.com/3jeivcEmnZ
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) September 19, 2020
Just dug up this clip of Obama in 2016:
"When there is a vacancy on the SCOTUS, the President is to nominate someone, the Senate is to consider that nomination… There's no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off-years. That's not in the Constitution text." pic.twitter.com/vrOi3DrkJN
— Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 19, 2020
Obama on the 2016 empty SCOTUS seat:
"Let the American people watch him. Let him answer questions in front of the voters — Republican, Democrat, and independent — and then call a vote." pic.twitter.com/pFNwrsYxFe
— Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 19, 2020
Obama in 2016:
"The Constitution says that I nominate candidates for SCOTUS when there's a vacancy… [The Senate's] job is to give this person a hearing, to show the courtesy of meeting with them. They are then free to vote whatever their conscience dictates." pic.twitter.com/6KZ02evd6J
— Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 19, 2020
Obama in 2016:
"I'm going to do my job. I'm going to nominate somebody… It's not as if the Senate calendar is so full that we do not have time to get this done." pic.twitter.com/4mdp8hKMtv
— Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 19, 2020
Obama in 2016:
"It is tempting to make this confirmation process simply an extension of our divided politics, but to go down that path would be wrong. It would be a betrayal of our best traditions. And a betrayal of the vision of our founding documents." pic.twitter.com/qa55P1uHNk
— Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 19, 2020
Looks Like Both Joe And Barry Approve Of Nominating A Supreme Court Justice.
Both Parties Should Have No Problem Working Together On Doing Their Constitutional Duties And … Fill That Seat!
In case you were wondering, RBG, O’Connor and Stevens were all confirmed in less time that#n what is left before Nov. 3. H/t @MattBatzel pic.twitter.com/USuvuhnQxm
— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) September 19, 2020
SCOTUS: 43 Of The 61 Justices Confirmed Since 1900 Have Been Confirmed In Under 46 Days — Including RBG
A total of 61 SCOTUS justices have been nominated and confirmed to the Supreme Court since the turn of the last century (1900)
70% of these (43 Justices) were confirmed in *under 46 days* (the amount of time remaining until the Nov 3 Presidential election)
THREAD
— Undercover Huber (@JohnWHuber) September 19, 2020
Just a reminder that Ruth Bader Ginsburg could have casually retired at 80 yrs old under Obama and been replaced by an ultra progressive in their 40s… but they chose not to.
It's not Republicans' or Trump's fault that they get the opportunity to push through a new justice.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) September 19, 2020
Whichever RNC staffer did this deserves a promotion 👇
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) September 21, 2020
h/t Ed & CrsCrpr