Saturday, April 9, 2016

Warren Blasts GOP For Blocking SCOTUS Nom, Giving Rise To Cruz And Trump

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Thursday torched her Republican Senate colleagues for their overwhelming refusal to consider, and in most cases meet with, President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee.

"Senators have the right — and, indeed, the obligation — to review the qualifications of individual nominees and then decide whether to vote yes or no. That’s what advice and consent is all about," Warren wrote in an op-ed published in the Boston Globe. "But Republican extremists don’t object to the qualifications of individual nominees. Instead, they block votes wholesale, in order to keep critical jobs vacant, and to undermine the government itself. In so doing, they insult both the president and the Constitution."...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/elizabeth-warren-blasts-senate-gop-scotus


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