The recent passing of Supreme Court
Justice Antonin Scalia, who died this past February 13, has caused
quite a stir. By law, President Barack Obama appoints the justice who
will take Scalia's place. However, the Republican party is demanding
that the next justice not be appointed until after the presidential
election is complete. The reasoning behind this motion is that Scalia
was the Supreme Court's most conservative justice, and the GOP does
not want President Obama to appoint a liberal justice in Scalia's
position. Currently, the President has rebuffed and refused all
demands that the appointment of a new justice be delayed. On the
other side of things, the Democratic party is urging the President to
appoint a new liberal justice as soon as possible. These two
conflicting motions are sure to be reflected in questions during the
upcoming republican debate on February 25th. All in all, the death of Justice Scalia has sparked more vigor into the stirring of the concoction that is the 2016 election race.
No comments:
Post a Comment