Conn Carroll

@conncarroll POTUS can appoint new U.S. Supreme Court Justice while the Senate is in recess, Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution

@MBorcello true. which is why it is doubtful the Senate will be out of session after 2/23

@conncarroll What can be done if POTUS replaces Scalia with someone else before Congress is back in session?

@conncarroll where does the constitution say that when a justice dies, the right to nominate a replacement is taken from the sitting pres??

@boris_handziski it doesn't. neither does it say that the senate must confirm who a president appoints.

@conncarroll @boris_handziski They don't, but the need to vote.

@LibWstCoastProf @boris_handziski not according to the Constitution

@conncarroll @boris_handziski So "advise and consent" means what? You make the same argument if Mitt is President now?

@LibWstCoastProf @boris_handziski Google "Miguel Estrada"

@conncarroll Five’ll get you ten Hatch, McCain and Graham are already preparing their welcoming speeches for an Obama nominee.

@willcollier they won't get ahead of the GOP candidates on this, and all the candidates will promise to filibuster any Obama noms

@conncarroll @willcollier LMAO. You can win playing by the rules, so you break them. Losers.

@theonlyadult @conncarroll The rules are in Article II, Section 2. There are two elected parties to the rule in question.

@willcollier the concept is advise & consent not hold & obstruct hoping to delay the proceedings for months or years until the next election

@conncarroll Really? The Senate will just refuse to confirm anyone?

@TheStalwart yup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurmond_Rule …

@conncarroll @TheStalwart 11 months away tho.