President Barack Obama Condemns 'Washington Dysfunction,' Demands Judge Merrick Garland Be Given A Hearing
It's time to give this Supreme Court nominee a hearing.
Stop making this poor judge sad. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
The partisan decision of Senate Republicans to deny a hearing to a judge who has served his country with honor and dignity is not just an insult to a good man—it is an unprecedented escalation of the stakes. It threatens the very process by which we nominate judges, regardless of who our next president is. And it should concern every American who cares about the rule of law and upholding the institutions that make our democracy work.
— President Barack Obama, in an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal, condemning Senate Republicans for their failure to grant Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit a hearing. It has been four months since President Obama nominated Chief Judge Garland to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.
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