Duckworth Calls on Mark Kirk to Make Clear his Position on GOP's Unconstitutional Supreme Court Obstructionism

Statement

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Tammy Duckworth issued the following statement regarding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's unconstitutional plan to prevent President Obama from fulfilling his duty to appoint an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court following the death of Antonin Scalia:

"I am deeply disappointed in Senator McConnell's pronouncement that the Senate will refuse to perform its Constitutional role of advice and consent regarding any Supreme Court nominee President Obama rightfully and dutifully sends its way. Three years ago, and for more than 20 years before that as an Army officer, I swore and continue to abide by an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. I take that oath seriously. It does not cease to apply in an election year, nor does it cease to exist for the benefit of a political party that lost the last Presidential election and wishes to impose a procedural do-over.

"Senator Mark Kirk must immediately level with the people of Illinois, and let us know whether he supports the Constitution, or if he'll be a rubber stamp for Mitch McConnell's obstructionist and unconstitutional gambit." -- Tammy Duckworth

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