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tonyz · 03-16-2016, 05:42

Barack Obama to unveil nominee for U.S. Supreme Court today
The Associated Press Posted: Mar 16, 2016 7:09 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 16, 2016 7:18 AM ET
CBC

President Barack Obama says he'll announce his Supreme Court nominee in a Rose Garden ceremony on Wednesday morning.

He's not naming the pick before the 11 a.m. ET announcement, but the subject line of an email to supporters says: "I've made my decision."

There's a vacancy on the nine-member court due to the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

Sources have told The Associated Press that Obama has narrowed the list to three appeals court judges: Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the appeals courts in Washington, D.C.; Sri Srinivasan, a judge on that court; and Paul Watford of the appeals courts based in San Francisco.

Republicans who run the Senate have said they won't consider an Obama nominee in an election year and want the next president to make that choice.

"In putting forward a nominee today, I am fulfilling my constitutional duty. I'm doing my job," Obama said in a statement. "I hope that our senators will do their jobs, and move quickly to consider my nominee. That is what the Constitution dictates, and that's what the American people expect and deserve from their leaders.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/obama-s...ment-1.3493384

ETA:

Email from President Obama: "I've Made My Decision"
MARCH 16, 2016 AT 7:00 AM ET BY TANYA SOMANADER

Summary: The President sent a message to the White House email list to announce that he has chosen a nominee who is eminently qualified to sit on the Supreme Court.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016...-court-nominee

03-16-2016, 05:42	#1
tonyz Area Commander Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,792	Obama to name SCT nominee today Barack Obama to unveil nominee for U.S. Supreme Court today The Associated Press Posted: Mar 16, 2016 7:09 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 16, 2016 7:18 AM ET CBC President Barack Obama says he'll announce his Supreme Court nominee in a Rose Garden ceremony on Wednesday morning. He's not naming the pick before the 11 a.m. ET announcement, but the subject line of an email to supporters says: "I've made my decision." There's a vacancy on the nine-member court due to the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Sources have told The Associated Press that Obama has narrowed the list to three appeals court judges: Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the appeals courts in Washington, D.C.; Sri Srinivasan, a judge on that court; and Paul Watford of the appeals courts based in San Francisco. Republicans who run the Senate have said they won't consider an Obama nominee in an election year and want the next president to make that choice. "In putting forward a nominee today, I am fulfilling my constitutional duty. I'm doing my job," Obama said in a statement. "I hope that our senators will do their jobs, and move quickly to consider my nominee. That is what the Constitution dictates, and that's what the American people expect and deserve from their leaders. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/obama-s...ment-1.3493384 ETA: Email from President Obama: "I've Made My Decision" MARCH 16, 2016 AT 7:00 AM ET BY TANYA SOMANADER Summary: The President sent a message to the White House email list to announce that he has chosen a nominee who is eminently qualified to sit on the Supreme Court. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016...-court-nominee __________________ The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. Marcus Tullius Cicero Last edited by tonyz; 03-16-2016 at 05:49.
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