Nomination à la Cour suprême: les Démocrates bloqueront le processus

Les Démocrates considèrent qu'en refusant d'entendre la candidat de Barack Obama pendant la dernière année, les Républicains ont plus ou moins "volé" le siège vacant à la Cour suprême, pavant ainsi la voie à une nomination de Donald Trump. Le leader de la minorité démocrate au Sénat, Jeff Merkley (photo), a clairement laissé entendre qu'on allait recourir au "filibuster".

 "“This is a stolen seat. This is the first time a Senate majority has stolen a seat,” Merkley said in an interview. “We will use every lever in our power to stop this.”

 It’s a move that will prompt a massive partisan battle over Trump’s nominee and could lead to an unraveling of the Senate rules if Merkley is able to get 41 Democrats to join him in a filibuster. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) also reminded her Twitter followers on Sunday night that Supreme Court nominees can still be blocked by the Senate minority, unlike all other executive and judicial nominees."

  http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/senate-democrats-filibuster-supreme-court-pick-234368