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On the recordFebruary 15, 2016
There's no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years. That's not in the constitutional text. I'm amused when I hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the constitution suddenly reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there. There is more than enough time for the Senate to consider in a thoughtful way the record of a nominee that I present and to make a decision.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama asserts his constitutional right to nominate a Supreme Court successor despite the timing.

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