A progressive judge would shift the balance on the bench at a delicate moment, when the viability of several presidential actions depend on the interpretation of the Court.
When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the President of the United States is to nominate someone,” Obama began.
The president said that he will nominate “somebody who indisputably is qualified” for the vacant Supreme Court seat.
He is at the top of the polls in South Carolina and in Nevada, where contests will be held on February 20 and February 23, respectively.
But the president was really speaking in the context of the open political brawl caused by the sudden death of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Friday.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/02/17/inenglish/1455724589_170157.html
