Here's what it means. Right off the bat Republi
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Right off the bat Republicans are making ahistorical claims. Do any of these Republican dumb asses EVER check anything? C'mon Chuck, use the f*ck'n Google Machine! Watch every nominee make the same claim tonight.
Obama will nominate a surprisingly moderate federal judge, who will be endorsed by the ABA and some conservatives, and Republicans will say no. It will b apparent to everyone that it's the usual blind obstruction, and Dems will appropriately use it to campaign on.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee said "it’s been standard practice over the last 80 years to not confirm Supreme Court nominees during a presidential election year.
Justice Anthony Kennedy was nominated by President Reagan and confirmed in Feb. 1988 — which was an election year — after the Senate had rejected Reagan's first nominee, Robert Bork.