The vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia has been the subject of fierce political debate,with both parties fighting over who should fill his spotThe Senate judiciary committee chairman on Thursday reaffirmed his pledge not to consider an Obama nomination for the open seat on the supreme court, adding calls for a hearing were “a charade” and “absurd”.“In case there is any confusion over whether this obvious political ploy would work, or let me be crystal clear: it won’t, Chuck Grassley said during a committee commerce assembly. “We’re not going to drop any nominee into that election-year cauldron.” Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com