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Streisand urges Obama to bypass Senate, appoint Supreme Court justice unilaterly

If Obama had a hair on his nutsack he would do this.

But he doesn't.:(

If he did he would have made a recess appointment months ago when he had the chance.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...enate-appoint/

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Ms. Streisand is championing a White House “We the People” petition calling on the Democratic president to appoint Merrick Garland without the confirmation of the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans.

In March, Mr. Obama nominated Mr. Garland, chief justice of the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, but Senate Republicans have refused to hold hearings or vote on his nomination.

“If you are concerned about the Supreme Court, please consider going to this website and signing a petition asking President Obama to ‘appoint’ Merrick Garland,” said Ms. Streisand on Facebook.

“According to the Washington Post, he has the power to do this since Congress has refused to vote, and apparently that can be considered a waiver of its rights to advise and consent,” she said.

He should consider it, he owes the country some semblance of stability in the coming years.

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Originally Posted by Pio1980 (Post 338495)

He should consider it, he owes the country some semblance of stability in the coming years.

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I'm signed the petition.

Knowing full well that it will come to nothing.:(

Here's a direct link to the petition.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...ved-its-rights

Signed it, I agree Senate with it's declaration to not hold hearings waived it's right to advise and consent.

I don't see a petition giving him any push toward making such a bold move.

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Originally Posted by JJIII (Post 338525)

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Like e-mails?

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Originally Posted by JJIII (Post 338525)

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Please, who is Mike Foster?

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Originally Posted by Dondilion (Post 338530)

Please, who is Mike Foster?

A patriot and a Republican. :)

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Originally Posted by Rajoo (Post 338532)

A patriot and a Republican. :)

Nowadays, those terms are mutually exclusive.;)

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Originally Posted by finnbow (Post 338534)

Nowadays, those terms are mutually exclusive.;)

Veterans voted 2-1 for Trump.

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016...ates/21603486/

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According to CNN exit polls, veterans voted at a 2-1 ratio for Trump over Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. In Ohio, North Carolina and Florida -- battleground states rich with military history -- a number of counties pulled for Trump at numbers higher than those John McCain and Mitt Romney candidates had over President Obama in 2008 and 2012.

So, only veterans are patriots? Sounds pretty arrogant.

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Originally Posted by Dondilion (Post 338530)

Please, who is Mike Foster?

A southern ex governor of one of them red welfare states, and a bible thumping white supremacist.

Carl

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Originally Posted by Tom Joad (Post 338536)

Veterans voted 2-1 for Trump.

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016...ates/21603486/

Read the article and still don't get it.

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Originally Posted by bobabode (Post 338539)

So, only veterans are patriots? Sounds pretty arrogant.

Who said that? :rolleyes:

Just for laughs, google yields:
http://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/22/us...-governor.html

The cause of the change in weather, not surprisingly, is David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan wizard whose racist and anti-Semitic beliefs have made him the bete blanche of state politics. Most Republican politicians want nothing to do with him, so it came as a surprise last month when Mr. Duke told a grand jury that during the 1995 governor's race Mr. Foster had secretly bought his list of contributors and supporters.

What was even more remarkable was the size of the payment Mr. Foster had made to Mr. Duke: $150,000 for a list of 80,000 names, most of which were availble for just a few hundred dollars at the state Ethics Board for anyone who wanted to find out who had contributed to Mr. Duke's various unsuccessful campaigns. This amount so far exceeded the standard rate for a mailing list that most people assumed Mr. Foster had actually paid Mr. Duke to stay out of the 1995 race and endorse him, which is one of the subjects the Federal grand jury appears to be investigating.
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The grand jury could indict Mr. Duke for failing to report the payment on his income tax -- a charge that Mr. Duke says he expects -- and the Ethics Board is looking into whether the Governor violated any campaign-finance laws.