Sen. Franken Blasts McConnell For Blocking Obama SCOTUS Nominee

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http://www.politicususa.com/2016/02/24/al-franken-blasts-republicans-senate-floor-refusing-obama-scotus-nominee.html

Al Franken Blasts Mitch McConnell On Senate Floor For Blocking Obama SCOTUS Nominee
By Jason Easley on Wed, Feb 24th, 2016 at 6:33 pm

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) took to the Senate floor to blast Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans while revealing the absurdity of their argument against considering President Obama's Supreme Court nominee.

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The people have made it clear that they want Barack Obama to nominate the next Supreme Court justice.

Franken urged Republicans to reconsider their obstruction, but the absurdity underlying the Republican argument was laid out for all to see. Republicans don’t have a leg to stand on, but if they want to invalidate the last year of Obama’s presidency, then all Democrats should demand that any Republican, who is up for reelection in November, can’t vote, chair a committee, or participate in the activities of Congress in any way.

Republicans have picked a fight that they can’t win, and Democrats are dominating McConnell and his Republicans on the Supreme Court argument.

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1. Here's video. It is worth it.

Here's my previous link.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027637609

Let's keep this kicked and DURec'd

[L. Coyote]

4. Thank you.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Thank you. Rec. n/t

[IcyPeas]

3. it was a great speech.... but

The headline says he "blasts" McConnell..... I don't call that blasting. I wish others would get up there and really BLAST McConnell.

[L. Coyote]

5. We need new rhetoric to deal with this "Republican unilateral shutdown of democracy."

Call it what it is, the fractured fairy tale of the Constitution mattering any more to Republicans. The are placing religion above state, and racism above decency.