Scalia for the high court in 1986, and scalia was one of the staunchest conservative members. A debate is now waging on capitol hill. Over whether president obama should nominate the next justice. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says it should be the next president s choice. While. Minority leader harry reid says its president obamas constitutional right. The president says he has every intention of choosing a nominee after the senate break. Which ends february 22nd. brian loftus democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders weighed in on the controversy. Both say Mitch Mcconnell is wrong. And should follow the constitution. sen. Bernie sanders, d president ial candidate i just dont think it looks good that for very overtly political reasons that the republicans would deny this president the right to exercise his constitutional responsibility, which is to appoint members to the Supreme Court Hillary Clinton barack obama is president of the United States until january 20, 2017. Th
Successor in due time. And there will be plenty of time for me to do so and for the senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. Getting a nominee confirmed in this Election Year will be difficult, with senator mcconnell and his democratic already at odds. Mcconnell in a statement saying, the American People . Should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Reid pushing back saying,. The senate has a responsibility to fill vacancies as soon as possible. Without a majority in the senate, the democrats will need a handful of republicans to break ranks, including some facing tough reelection bids this year. The democrats already sharpening their line of attack. sen. Chuck schumer, d new york i think first the American People dont like this obstructionism. When you go right off the bat and say i dont care who he nominates i am going to oppose him, thats not going to fly. Brian loftus Antonin Scalias death dominated the