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Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland
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RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland
(March 16, 2016 at 11:08 am)TheRealJoeFish Wrote: See, I wouldn't have a problem with that.  I think Garland is a very reasonable choice.  And I think that, after all of the posturing by the senate republicans, any confirmation could only be conceptualized as an unqualified success for Obama.  He's not running for reelection again, so what does he care if the democratic establishment thinks he could've been bolder?

I do have a problem with it.  He's got a very limited and spotty record on Gay Rights, and has no record on abortion.   He also heavily sides with the police over Defendants.

Obama has a duty to make a good nominee, not a political one.  Especially since he won't be running for office again.
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Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by TheRealJoeFish - March 16, 2016 at 10:43 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by AFTT47 - March 16, 2016 at 10:46 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by AFTT47 - March 16, 2016 at 10:54 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by vorlon13 - March 16, 2016 at 10:56 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Foxaèr - March 29, 2016 at 10:19 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Divinity - March 16, 2016 at 10:57 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by AFTT47 - March 16, 2016 at 11:01 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Divinity - March 16, 2016 at 11:06 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Divinity - March 16, 2016 at 11:17 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by AFTT47 - March 16, 2016 at 11:09 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Minimalist - March 16, 2016 at 11:37 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 16, 2016 at 5:56 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 16, 2016 at 5:52 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 16, 2016 at 5:58 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 16, 2016 at 7:42 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 16, 2016 at 8:11 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 17, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by GUBU - March 17, 2016 at 6:59 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 16, 2016 at 7:43 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 16, 2016 at 6:01 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 16, 2016 at 6:06 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 16, 2016 at 8:37 pm
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by AFTT47 - March 17, 2016 at 9:45 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by vorlon13 - March 17, 2016 at 11:02 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Brian37 - March 17, 2016 at 11:19 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by AFTT47 - March 29, 2016 at 1:08 am
RE: Supreme Court Nominee: Merrick Garland - by Minimalist - March 29, 2016 at 11:53 am

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