Following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday, Senate Republicans have announced that they will try to postpone replacing him on the high court until after the 2016 election. President Barack Obama and others have criticized this highly political move. Today, Hillary Clinton released the following statement which offers her condolences to the friends and family of Justice Scalia, but also criticizes Republicans for attempting to block President Obama’s Constitutional duty to appoint a replacement:
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Justice Scalia as they mourn his sudden passing. I did not hold Justice Scalia’s views, but he was a dedicated public servant who brought energy and passion to the bench.
The Republicans in the Senate and on the campaign trail who are calling for Justice Scalia’s seat to remain vacant dishonor our Constitution. The Senate has a constitutional responsibility here that it cannot abdicate for partisan political reasons.
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