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Obama Makes Supreme Court Pick

K. HENNESSEY judge” deserving of a full be. And it should stay that Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, with President
Associated Press hearing and a Senate con- way.” Barack Obama as he is introduced as Obama’s nominee for
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- firmation vote, despite Re- Republican leaders, how- the Supreme Court in the Rose Garden of the White House, in
dent Barack Obama nomi- publican vows to deny him ever, held to their refusal to Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016.
nated appeals court judge both. Standing in the White consider any nominee, say-
Merrick Garland to the Su- House Rose Garden with ing the seat should be filled (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
preme Court on Wednes- Garland, Obama argued by the next president after
day, thrusting a respected the integrity of the court this year’s election. Senate
moderate jurist and former was at stake and appealed Majority Leader Mitch Mc-
prosecutor into the center to the Senate to “play it Connell spoke with Gar-
of an election-year clash straight” in filling the seat land by phone but did not
over the future of the na- left vacant by the death of change his position that
tion’s highest court. Justice Antonin Scalia. “the American people will
Obama cast the 63-year- “It’s supposed to be above have a voice.
old Garland as “a serious politics,” Obama said of
man and an exemplary the high court. “It has to Continued on Page 4