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Nominee process for Supreme Court Justice should proceed

By Staff | Mar 9, 2016

To the editor:

The recent death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has left a vacancy in the Supreme Court. There is a current battle between the Republican and Democratic parties about electing a new justice at this time. The reason Republicans do not want President Obama to put forth a new nominee is because they fear this may lead to a more balanced Supreme Court for this country.

The president has a constitutional obligation to put forward a nominee and the Senate has a constitutional obligation to provide that nominee with a fair and timely vote. The average time for a Senate to confirm the vote is 67 days. Any senator who denies this vote is putting personal financing before his constitutional duty. Why are Republicans worried?

The Bush administration nominated two of the most conservative Supreme Court Justices of all time. These nominations caused the Supreme Court ruling to explode over Citizen United and caused a long line of decisions, also granting legal rights for massive corporate donations during election periods. Citizen United and ALEC have gone hand in hand promoting conservative interests and their personal agendas.

ALEC is a private organization creating law with lobbyists groups while most Americans are unaware of their powerful influence on our society. They promote corporations and not the general welfare of American Citizens. Years back, public outcry caused many of these corporations to back down and pull out (of ALEC).

The longest time period for a Senate hearing on a justice nomination has been about 125 days. President Obama still has 300 days to serve our country.

To date, one third of all presidents have selected a Supreme Court Justice during an election years. A fair and balanced Supreme Court is needed. Congressional obstructive tantrums do not honor our American values.

Please voice your opinions to your senators so we can confirm a new nomination for the Supreme Court Justice.

Deborah Green

Cape Coral