Could Democrats Block Supreme Court For Entire Trump Term?
January 5, 2017
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as posted by the channelRepublicans blocked Obama's Supreme Court Pick for almost a year, and were planning to block Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court picks forever. Now that Trump won, will Democrats do *anything*? Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"The Supreme Court war between Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer has begun.
The two Senate leaders on Wednesday launched their opening volleys in what is sure to be a contentious battle to confirm Donald Trump’s future nominee to the Supreme Court. This time, it’s Republicans who are vowing to press forward with the eventual nomination — and Democrats already threatening to block the person chosen to replace deceased Justice Antonin Scalia...
Schumer responded at his own news conference that Democrats would give a “very careful look” to Supreme Court nominees that they viewed as being within the legal mainstream. But “if they’re out of the mainstream, we’ll oppose them tooth and nail.”
Schumer declined to define mainstream, saying, “Well, you know it when you see it.” In an MSNBC interview Tuesday night, Schumer said it was “hard” for him to imagine a Trump high court nominee who would be able to garner Democratic support.”*
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