Hillary's tweets to Senate Republicans on SCOTUS tonight: 'POTUS will do his job. Do yours'

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...Hillary (-H) tweeting out her challenge tonight to Senate republicans:


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 2h2 hours ago
1 Until Jan. 20, 2017, it's @POTUS' job to nominate Supreme Court justices—it's right there in the Constitution. -H




Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 2h2 hours ago
2 The need to fill the Supreme Court vacancy is not an occasion for politics as usual. This has real and urgent stakes for Americans now. -H


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 2h2 hours ago
3 Right now, millions of families are waiting for SCOTUS to decide on @POTUS' executive actions on immigration. -H


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 2h2 hours ago
4 Right now, the fundamental principle of "one person, one vote” is at stake in a case before the Supreme Court. -H


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 1h1 hour ago
5 And right now, a case from Texas could determine whether the right to abortion will be a reality for all or some. -H


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 1h1 hour ago
6 These decisions could determine whether we as a nation uphold our principles of liberty and equality, or turn back the clock. -H


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 1h1 hour ago
7 With these critical cases in the balance, Republicans wasted no time in vowing to block any SCOTUS nomination from @POTUS. A new low. -H


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 1h1 hour ago
8 I have news for Republicans who would put politics over the Constitution: Refusing to do your duty isn’t righteous, it's disgraceful. -H


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 1h1 hour ago
9 There are 339 days until the next president takes office. The Senate has never taken more than 125 days to vote on a SCOTUS nominee. -H


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 1h1 hour ago
10 As for complaints that this is an election year: 1988 was an election year, too—and Justice Kennedy was confirmed 97-0. -H


Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 1h1 hour ago
11 So, a message for Senate Republicans: Fill this vacancy. @POTUS will do his job. Do yours. -H

[ProudToBeLiberal]

1. I am so glad she is making this a campaign issue. She is taking the lead in supporting the President

The President will need all the help he can get to receive an up and down vote on his nominee.

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2. republicans have made an opening for Dems to run against the conservative Court

...and obstructionist republicans.

Hillary's right on this, tweeting late into tonight. Nice to know she's up advocating along with us.

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3. kick

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4. It's the "cut it out" meme

Where's the arm twisting and right hooks from "The Champion"?

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5. I'm sorry

...I missed seeing Sanders' performance in this bout, sittin' senator and all.

Kudos to Sec. Clinton for stepping into the ring and throwing the first punches.

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6. "The Champion" doesn' get to be champion by stepping into the ring

and throwing an errant "cut it out" punch

Where is the KO blow a real "Champion" must have?

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7. I'm still wondering what you're measuing it against

...something beats a lot of nothing anytime.

Playing rope-a-dope doesn't cut it.

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9. "Cut it out" hollow nothingness is not a winner.

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10. I'll wait for the candidate actually in a position to vote for a nominee to act

...as decisively as you expect this private citizen to respond.

When he does, I'll give him due credit.

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11. A private citizen running for the President of the USA

proclaiming vast political experiences, connections (Henry Kissinger) and being "the Champion" throwing an errant punch, whiffing in the wind, with a hollow nothing "cut it out" response.

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12. good luck with your new Democrat with actual responsibility for voting

...and whatever grand gesture you think he can manage.

Is he a Democrat in the Senate, or is that just for this campaign?

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13. I have no doubts that Bernie will be responsible and cast his vote.

"Cut it out" is not a "grand gesture" it's just a campaign slogan.

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14. 'casting his vote'

...is only possible if his Senate opposition is forced to proceed with a vote.

Doing little than just waiting to see if they'll allow him to vote isn't exactly a profile in courage.

I hope he does much more.

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15. Will Hill and Bill be walking the Halls of Congress, very familiar stomping grounds,

to convince "Senate opposition... to proceed with a vote" or will they sit it out which "isn't exactly a profile in courage" for a "Champion"

I hope "The Champion" will do "much more" than a mere campaign slogan.

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8. I'm a "Bernie Bro" but I'm giving this OP a K&R. nt

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16. kick

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17. new tweet

Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 1m1 minute ago

It's @POTUS' job to nominate Supreme Court justices, and the Senate has a responsibility to vote. http://hrc.io/247u6m6


Sometimes, 140 characters just aren't enough.
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/did-you-see-hillary-clintons-tweet-storm-about-republicans-and-supreme-court/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=20160216feed_tweetstorm

[Bobbie Jo]

18. K&R

[Arazi]

19. This Sanders supporter says Go Hillary! Righteous Rant!

Big kick and rec!!!

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20. Hillary tips her hand on Supreme Court nominations

"I think the President's going to look for somebody who has a record that is gonna be hard for the Republicans to be against," said Obama's first-term secretary of state. "Somebody who is a sensible person with a good record and maybe somebody who's already been confirmed by the Senate."

"We've got some judges on the courts of appeals, they were confirmed 99 to nothing," Clinton said. "So there people who have already gone through the process."

She added, "There are some great other people, great jurists and lawyers and advocates. So I'm hoping that we get somebody nominated and everybody will say, 'Hey, the only reason to block this is pure partisanship, and so do your duty. This person is well prepared.' "

Hours after Scalia's death, Clinton used a speech in Denver to blast Republicans for suggesting Obama can't nominate a successor to the court, all but guaranteeing the issue will become a key fight in 2016.

"Barack Obama is president of the United States until January 20, 2017," Clinton said. "That is a fact, my friends, whether the Republicans like it or not. Elections have consequences. The President has a responsibility to nominate a new justice and the Senate has a responsibly to vote. And all of us Democrats, we have a responsibly to make sure a Republican doesn't win in November and rip away all of the progress we have made together."

Clinton on Sunday declined to say who would be on her Supreme Court short list when asked by CNN.

Clinton continued to press Democrats in Nevada to make the Supreme Court a political issue on Monday, telling supporters in Elko that Democrats need to make obstructionism in Congress a galvanizing issue in November.

"We Democrats have a chance to take back the Senate," Clinton said before noting that Democrats running in more moderate states like Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire should be able to use obstructionism in Congress as a "voting issue."


http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/15/politics/hillary-clinton-supreme-court-nominations/index.html

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22. K & R. n/t

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23. They will cave

If they don't cave, the Dem President in 2017 will cram through a true liberal. Then Stevens and RBG will retire and 2 more liberals will be appointed. The court would be strong left leaning for a generation. And we'll make it a point to appoint judges in their 40s so we have 30+ years of them.

If they cave they'll get a moderate in with the next Dem president far more willing to appoint moderates. The next President is going to get to appoint at least 2 justices regardless of who replaces Scalia.