Under Mr. Biden's leadership, (Senate Judiciary Chairman) holding up nominations to the nation's appeals courts also became a routine exercise. In 1988, the Senate Judiciary Committee delayed 17 months before refusing to confirm law professor and scholar Bernard Siegan to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals because of his libertarian positions on economic issues. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124294934268945409
Ron Crocker - 8 years ago
It's too bad some of the people on here are complaining against Daines for his standing on not allowing a hearing or voting on the S.C. nomination. Look back in time you liberals, Obama voted to filibuster Bush's nomination back in 2007 or so; and Senator Joe. Biden created the Biden law where if there is a possible supreme court nomination during the last year of a standing presidents term, they will not allow a vote until the new president is elected. The dem's started this, the Rep. are just doing the same thing. Why didn't you complain about it when the Dems. had the Senate? Good grief!
Larry Lewis - 8 years ago
Daines is proving once again he has no mind of his own. If Obama was a Republican, Daines would be all over him nominating a new judge!
Bill Fairweather - 8 years ago
The Constitution doesn't guarantee a nominee a confirmation hearing. It does require a nominee to be confirmed by the Senate before they can be seated. There is plenty of precedence for what the Republicans intend, and it was provided by the Democrats. If the President wants to get a justice seated, I suggest he select one from a list supplied by Senator Grassley. Beyond that, all this amounts to is political posturing and gamesmanship.
David - 8 years ago
It's actually the Lincoln Rule not Biden and it's taken out of context. President Lincoln did it to not appear to Bully the South. He was trying to sustain the United States and the reasons today have no resemblance to the Civil War! Trump says some very outrageous things but he has hit a chord that the government just doesn't or chooses to ignore. People are frustrated and outright mad because our government is no longer working for us! It's time voters get back to being informed voters and actually voting for people who go to work each day feeling that they fully know whom their boss is and isn't. They owe us a fair days labor for a more than fair wage!!
David Anderson - 8 years ago
They won't, of course, and it may well bite the Rs in a tender spot just like when they shut down the government, and may lead to Hillary naming someone much younger and more liberal.
Gene Miller - 8 years ago
It's a shame that Sen. Daines doesn't even use a comment of his own, but relies on the party talking point. The Republicans liked the nominee when he was appointed to the Court of Appeals. What changed since then? The Senate should do it's job and hold the hearings!
Ed Venetz - 8 years ago
It is not a choice the Congress has, it is a constitutional duty. Maybe Daines shoud read the document. They can reject, but they cannot just abdicate their duty.
Judy Byrne - 8 years ago
It is the president's constitutional duty to nominate a candidate. No where does the Constitution give that right to the people. The Republicans in the Senate need to suck it up and do their job.
Under Mr. Biden's leadership, (Senate Judiciary Chairman) holding up nominations to the nation's appeals courts also became a routine exercise. In 1988, the Senate Judiciary Committee delayed 17 months before refusing to confirm law professor and scholar Bernard Siegan to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals because of his libertarian positions on economic issues. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124294934268945409
It's too bad some of the people on here are complaining against Daines for his standing on not allowing a hearing or voting on the S.C. nomination. Look back in time you liberals, Obama voted to filibuster Bush's nomination back in 2007 or so; and Senator Joe. Biden created the Biden law where if there is a possible supreme court nomination during the last year of a standing presidents term, they will not allow a vote until the new president is elected. The dem's started this, the Rep. are just doing the same thing. Why didn't you complain about it when the Dems. had the Senate? Good grief!
Daines is proving once again he has no mind of his own. If Obama was a Republican, Daines would be all over him nominating a new judge!
The Constitution doesn't guarantee a nominee a confirmation hearing. It does require a nominee to be confirmed by the Senate before they can be seated. There is plenty of precedence for what the Republicans intend, and it was provided by the Democrats. If the President wants to get a justice seated, I suggest he select one from a list supplied by Senator Grassley. Beyond that, all this amounts to is political posturing and gamesmanship.
It's actually the Lincoln Rule not Biden and it's taken out of context. President Lincoln did it to not appear to Bully the South. He was trying to sustain the United States and the reasons today have no resemblance to the Civil War! Trump says some very outrageous things but he has hit a chord that the government just doesn't or chooses to ignore. People are frustrated and outright mad because our government is no longer working for us! It's time voters get back to being informed voters and actually voting for people who go to work each day feeling that they fully know whom their boss is and isn't. They owe us a fair days labor for a more than fair wage!!
They won't, of course, and it may well bite the Rs in a tender spot just like when they shut down the government, and may lead to Hillary naming someone much younger and more liberal.
It's a shame that Sen. Daines doesn't even use a comment of his own, but relies on the party talking point. The Republicans liked the nominee when he was appointed to the Court of Appeals. What changed since then? The Senate should do it's job and hold the hearings!
It is not a choice the Congress has, it is a constitutional duty. Maybe Daines shoud read the document. They can reject, but they cannot just abdicate their duty.
It is the president's constitutional duty to nominate a candidate. No where does the Constitution give that right to the people. The Republicans in the Senate need to suck it up and do their job.