Letter: Obstruction climate persists in DC
President Barack Obama listens during a state dinner at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, on March 21, 2016. The president was briefed Tuesday, March 22, 2016, on the Brussels attacks that killed dozens of people. Credit: AP
With the change in the person holding the office of Speaker of the House, I had naively hoped for a change in the climate of obstructionism that has permeated the GOP these past years [“Obama pick faces fight,” News, March 17].
However, both the House and Senate appear to be in a holding pattern. The U.S. Constitution says the president shall have power, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint judges of the Supreme Court. It does not read that during 25 percent of his or her tenure, this duty may be denied.
Are Republicans ignoring the Constitution in the hope that Donald Trump, if elected, will in his wisdom select a suitable candidate?
I believe Congressional Republicans are destroying the reputation of the GOP with their political antics, motivated by opposition to anything President Barack Obama attempts.
Arnold Holtzman, Plainview
