Supreme Court Nominees, Part 2
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2016-03-11T05:57:51-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDMxXC8yMDE2MDMxMDEwMDgxMzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which typically hosts hearings on Supreme Court nominees — said Thursday that it’s “going to be the new rule” that the Senate blocks any nominee that would fill a Supreme Court vacancy that opened within a year before a presidential election.
“We are setting a precedent today. That in the last year of a lame-duck eight-year term that you cannot fill a vacancy in the Supreme Court,” Graham said at a Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday. “Based on what we’re doing here today. That’s going to be the new rule.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which typically hosts hearings on Supreme Court nominees — said Thu… read more
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which typically hosts hearings on Supreme Court nominees — said Thursday that it’s “going to be the new rule” that the Senate blocks any nominee that would fill a Supreme Court vacancy that opened within a year before a presidential election.
“We are setting a precedent today. That in the last year of a lame-duck eight-year term that you cannot fill a vacancy in the Supreme Court,” Graham said at a Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday. “Based on what we’re doing here today. That’s going to be the new rule.” close
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