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Oh, I quite agree that Obama fulfilled his constitutional obligation to nominate a Justice.  The Constitution says that the president "shall nominate", so he was required to do so ("shall" meaning mandatory).  Well done!  On the other hand, the Senate has no obligation to "advi[s]e and consent", there is no "shall" for them; the Senate has the right (not the obligation) to do so.  This is by design.

By the same token, PP, you also have many rights under the Constitution.  For example, you are not required to bear arms, but you may do so if you so choose.

Democratic talking points about the Senate "not doing its job" is just political pressure to impress the typical Democratic low-information voter, and is irresponsible. 
 
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Well, I disagree with your interpretation of the Constitution...but leaving that aside.  Are you really okay with having your elected officials, who earn $174,000/yr + extremely generous benefits that all come from your tax dollars simply refuse to do anything for their entire term just because they don't like/agree with the President?  The sight of Mitch McConnell makes me want to puke at this point, but I acknowledge that through his elected office he has the right and responsibility to his constituents to try to move the President's ideas more toward his own views of what is best for the country...but at what point is it a complete abdication of responsibility to the country you serve to even try to get things done instead of making everything a chicken fight (which the R's now have a multi-year track record of losing when the stakes are highest)?  If the Senate wants to sit around and do absolutely nothing but grandstand, then why not disband it altogether.  So many House and Senate members insult and denigrate government workers, while Feds work their butts off under pay freezes, furloughs, and worse just scrambling to keep the country moderately functioning under conditions where they don't even know whether they'll be able to order new office supplies when they run out of pens or printer paper.  If you honestly believe that the Federal government does nothing, then please don't drive on the highways ever, or expect to be able to travel to a foreign country where they want to see proof of citizenship in the form of a passport, or drink tap water or breathe your air without first checking it's quality, or buy any food or medication without first checking for yourself it it's contaminated...and definitely don't expect to get SS checks etc when you retire.[/quote]

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