Their resources, we think that donald trump can be held with a substantial lack of a majority. Not just barely eking out. But we think another antitrump candidate can get a clear majority, fair and square out in the open, above board. No rules fights. Just by winning the votes of the public and winning the votes of the delegates. How does your group hope to make that happen . Clearly all the current candidates would have to agree on that other than trump. You have cruz and kasich who clearly believe they should be the sole candidate. Theres still plenty of time for the candidates to pull together for them to do the math, to look at the polls and for them to figure out what may be the strongest combination of the ticket or Something Like that. But it clearly can be done. The arithmetic is still there. Only Something Like just over 50 of the delegates have already been awarded. And of the ones thats have been awarded, trump has won less than 50 . If he stays under 50 , in the upcoming co
Lewis powell was 64 when nominated in 1962. In the modern era of the court, thats the oldest nominee thats been confirmed. I think his age is certainly part of the politics of the situation. Its an implicit statement to Senate Republicans confirm my 63yearold nominee now during president obamas year in office for prepare for Hillary Clinton to nominate somebody who may be in his or her 40s. Thats the tradeoff that Senate Republicans are facing. It certainly seems at the moment that they are happy to just kick the can down the road, think that a republican may be elected president , something that has happened. They have put their line in the sand about this nominee. So this is a very interesting ceremony coming up. But the idea that Merrick Garland will be on the Supreme Court anytime, perhaps ever, seems remote. Thats a fair point. Dana, you spent time looking at the various contingencies out there. It seems extremely doubtful after all the public comments, since antonins sudden death
Undergrad, graduated Harvard Law School and did clerk for Justice William brennan. He has been in private practice and worked as a federal prosecutor. He oversaw the investigations into the Oklahoma City bombing and the unit bomber so he is well respected for his work on and off the bench. He was confirmed in 1997. Many lawmakers on both sides have sung his praises talking about what a great pic he is, what a good job he has done on the dc circuit. Those words are used by the white house. He is saying we have had a number of people in the senate, those who would say they would block a vote on anyone saying in the past is intellectually superior, wellqualified by the american bar association. There are no questions about his intellect, writing ability or decisionmaking. There are questions critics have about Second Amendment gun rights, his willingness to recognize the administrative power of bodies like the epa but he has been tough on the government when it comes to issues like terror
Serves as it is to those he is serving. On capitol hill, the fight has begun. Mitch mcconnell vowing to fight the president s nomination, not to consider it. Our view is this give the people a voice in filling this vacancy. Instead of spending more time debating an issue where we cant agree, lets keep working to address the issues where we can. Lets let the American People decide. Good day, im Andrea Mitchell on a big day in washington following big breaking news from the white house at the rose garden, president obama saying that he will make his final Major Political battle with Senate Republicans over United States Circuit Court of appeals chief judge Merrick Garland. Created by the sudden death of antonin scalia. President obama called garland one of the americas sharpest legal minds and discussed his impact in the past prosecutor in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing investigation. He led the investigation and supervised the prosecution that brought timmy mcvay to justice. Merrick mad
Disconnect between his take on what he should be doing as the president and all of the political advisers in the world. I think what hes saying with this is, im going to go out and pick the most apolitical, most qualified person i could find. I dont care how old they are. This person is 14 years older than srinivasan. I dont care if its going to motivate the democratic base. I know the person, im not particularly concerned about whether this could get better coverage. Im just picking the most qualified person i can dpientd. Probably didnt hurt hes. A fellow chicagoan. Isnt it true, tom, that the more life youve lived, the more jobs youve had, the more decisions youve handed down, especially if youre a judge, sometimes president s pick politicians as Supreme Court justices. California governor earl warren as chief justice comes to mind. In this atmosphere, everything youve uttered or written is potentially held against you . Theres no question that it is, in one sense, dangerous to pick