Joe Biden made an explicit plea to Senate Republicans on Sunday not to vote on President Donald Trump's coming Supreme Court nominee ahead of the November election.
Noting that voters have already begun casting ballots in some states, Biden said,"Their voice should be heard." "If Donald Trump wins the election — then the Senate should move on his selection and weigh that nominee fairly," Biden said."But if I win the election, President Trump's nomination should be withdrawn."
While Biden said he would not release a list of potential nominees he would put forward, he again hinted that his nominee would be a Black woman. He said, however, that by releasing a list of potential picks, he could give the appearance of improperly influencing their decision-making while exposing them to political attacks.
McConnell, meanwhile, has pledged a swift confirmation process amid criticism from Biden and other leading Democrats that he is being hypocritical in light of his 2016 thwarting of President Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland, a federal appeals judge. McConnell refused to hold any hearings related to Garland's nomination, saying months ahead of that year's election that the voters should have a voice in the selection.
Two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, have already come out against voting on a nominee before the election. But Republicans could still confirm a pick during a lame-duck session of Congress should Biden win.
Sleeping Biden
Biden is a mess. Is that really the best the Democrats have to offer?
Oh, shut up!
Both sides are being hypocritical to what they said 4 years ago. Just proves that it’s all partisan bullshit.
I don’t even have to listen to this to know it’s not “blistering”. Do better, Yahoo. Oh, wait.....
Dimwit is unaware that our Democratic system allows POTUS to nominate SC justices, subject to approval by Congress. Biden should stay in his cellar if he doesn’t know what he is talking about.
Reminder, Joe Biden lied about how many degrees he had and where he finished in his law school class (of course he was at the bottom).
😂 blistering? He couldn’t if he tried. He was asleep at the podium.
It’s very apparent Joe Biden’s never read the constitution
Obviously he doesn’t understand the constitution
Constitutional abuse Remove Electorial College Violate Second Amendment Congressional failure of duties to complete years of budget/appropriation bills per Constitution Using/allowing the federal courts to circumvent writing bills and passing laws
Elder abuse* Let’s agree to let the poor old man wither away while his brain rots in peace
Lol. Fire everybody
Yahoo is campaigning for Biden.
“Blistering”?
I believe it now that this guy finished near the bottom of his law school class. Compared to Biden, Trump comes across as a learned constitutional scholar.
Let's be real how many of ya'll read the article & not JUST comment on the title?
Following the US Constitution scares liberal democrats and the media.
Except it isn’t, you hacks.
WE ALL KNOW, THE DEMOCRATS WOULD APPOINT A DEMOCRAT, IF THEY WERE IN CHARGE OF THE SENATE SO WHO CARES WHAT THEY SAY. DO IT? APPROVE ANOTHER REPUBLICAN TO THE U,S, SUPREME COURT NOW?
LOL that's not a thing
It’s happening Joe.
Joe Biden is one of the biggest hypocrites in American political history- and thats saying something.
you know, that thing
'blistering' ...
Following the Constitution is abuse of the Constitution? That’s exactly the take I’d expect from a guy going senile.
LoL. Republicans control the senate. No reason they can't put in a new justice.
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