Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120929:02:39:00
Much beloved in this court. scalia, maybe he leaves. can a president on the left like obama or romney can they make a 18 180-degree switch? would that ever get passed a simple majority? >> the fact is most supreme court nominations get through. robert bork didn't get through in 1987. harriet myers withdraw. but by and large supreme court appointments get through. we have not seen a liberal replace a conservative in a very long time. maybe 1993, when byron white was replaced by ruth ginsburg. if for example one of the conservative justices leaves in a second obama term, that will be the world w...