Aixa president obama says he will nominate a successor in due time, by getting that person confirmed will likely be an uphill battle. After Antonin Scalia s sudden death, president obama express condolences and called the justice brilliance. He said choosing a Supreme Court Justice Nominee obama there will be plenty of meat time for me to do so. Aixa republican majority leader says the American People should have a voice in the election of the Supreme Court justice, and the vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. Candidates weighed in on the expected nomination during the debate. Trump it is up to Mitch Mcconnell and everybody else to stop it. Wheelock to let everybody we should be thinking about how we can create feeling in this land. The constitution is not a living and breathing document, it is supposed to be interpreted as how it was written. The senate needs to stand strong and say we are not going to give up the u. S. Supreme court for a generation. Aixa Hilla