Obama says he seeks nominee guided by real-life perspective

President Barack Obama urged the Republican-run Senate on Wednesday to fulfill its “constitutional responsibility” and consider his Supreme Court nominee, pushing back on GOP leaders who insist there will be no hearing or vote when he names a successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. The Senate Judiciary Committee soon followed suit, with Sen.

“In short, there will not be action taken”, McConnell told reporters.

“Early this week, we extended an invitation to Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Leahy to join President Obama in the Oval Office for a consultative meeting of filling the Supreme Court vacancy”, a senior White House official said. Joe Biden argued that the Senate should not move forward on Supreme Court nominees during a presidential election year. A committee review and ahearing is the first step in the process.

Senate Democrats were quick to slam the GOP’s game plan, part of their full-court press on the issue.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) broke ranks from his fellow Republicans Monday on the issue. “The reason for that is because it’s not about the personality, it’s about the principle”, said Cornyn, who serves on the Judiciary Committee. Republicans controlling the Senate ¿ which must confirm any Obama appointee before the individual is seated on the court ¿ say that the decision is too important to be determined by a lame-duck president. John McCain, R-Ariz.

In a post Wednesday morning to the Supreme Court blog “SCOTUSblog”, Obama wrote that his choice will be made in the “weeks ahead”.

Republicans keep saying Americans should pick the next Supreme Court justice, meaning Americans should choose a president who will then choose the justice.

The White House’s invitation was extended to Grassley and ranking Democratic U.S. Sen. “He can let the people decide and make this an actual legacy-building moment rather than just another campaign roadshow”.

Obama, weighing in during an Oval Office meeting, acknowledged that Republicans are under “enormous pressure from their base” to oppose his nominee.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid charged McConnell was taking his orders from GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, who called on Republican leadership to “delay” moving on any Scalia replacements.

For now, both sides appear to be banking on public support for their stances, with Republicans seemingly eager to cast this year’s elections as a referendum on the future of the Supreme Court.

“They know how I feel”, he said of his party’s leaders, adding that he believes there should be hearings and votes for the eventual nominee. Dick Durbin said. “This has never happened before – never… and now, McConnell is going to have to wear the collar for it”.

“This decision ought to be made by the next president”, McConnell reiterated. Our message to them is very, very clear.