Ever since the Bork nomination Supreme Court nominations have become increasingly politicized, and that has only become worse as our politics has become more and more polarized. So, yes we’ve got a case of bipartisan hypocrisy going on here, but that should hardly be surprising. If the past is any indication, I would bet that we would see a Democratic senatorial fundraising appeal in the next few days.”Ĭharles Schumer, I would note, will be the incoming leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus in 2017 and will serve as either Senate Minority Leader or Senate Majority Leader depending on how the battle for Senate control plays out in November. “He has an alarming habit of attacking people whose character and position make them unwilling or unable to respond.

“This is the kind of blind obstruction that people have come to expect from Sen. We cannot afford to see Justice Stevens replaced by another Roberts, or Justice Ginsburg by another Alito.”Ī White House spokeswoman, Dana Perino, said Schumer’s comments show “a tremendous disrespect for the Constitution” by suggesting that the Senate not confirm nominees. “The Supreme Court is dangerously out of balance. “We should reverse the presumption of confirmation,” Schumer told the American Constitution Society convention in Washington.

Supreme Court nominee under President Bush “except in extraordinary circumstances.”

Schumer, a powerful member of the Democratic leadership, said Friday the Senate should not confirm another U.S. Since this is likely to get lost in the lively comment thread we’ve got going on in response to my post about the political battle over the seat vacated by the death of Justice Scalia, I figured it was worthwhile to highlight this article published by Politico on July 27, 2007:

Lame duck president