Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., is warning that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' retirement this year could lead to a Republican filibuster. Stevens announced he may retire as soon as this summer.Comment: Let the national debate begin!
Specter says a filibuster would tie up the Senate over a Supreme Court nominee.
"I think the gridlock in the Senate might well produce a filibuster, which would tie up the Senate about a Supreme Court nominee," Specter said on Fox News Sunday.
He also told Fox News he hopes Obama would pick someone who would be check on executive power, as he says Stevens has provided.
Justice Stevens turns 90 in May. He is the oldest member of the current court and the second oldest justice in U.S. history.
The Obama administration is reportedly considering three candidates to succeed Stevens, including U.S. solicitor General Elena Kagan, as well as federal judges Diane Wood and Merrick Garland.
This web-log calls for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and addresses the hegemony committed by the US Senate. The first significant step to remove the domination and unmistakable corruption deriving from the National Government and the restoration of the Federal is to repeal the 17th Amendment. Americans should fear the steady hegemonic growth by the Senate oligarchy because the US Constitution cannot be spoiled by bombs, the courts, or the President, but only through malevolent legislation.
Monday, April 05, 2010
Specter: Stevens' Retirement Could Cause 'Gridlock'
Senator: Stevens' Retirement Could Cause 'Gridlock;'CBNNews
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