Barack Obama and top senate Democrat Chuck Schumer are already engaging in hypocrisy of the highest order by calling on senate Republicans to move quickly to replace the vacancy left by the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
The GOP needs no further justification in choosing not to move forward on any nominee than Obama’s and his fellow Democrats’ own past words and actions.
In his remarks on Saturday concerning Scalia’s death, the president said: “I plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate a successor in due time. There will be plenty of time for me to do so, and for the Senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. These are responsibilities that I take seriously, as should everyone. They’re bigger than any one party. They are about our democracy.”
( Source )