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Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2016/Supreme Court

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Jill Stein announced her presidential run on June 22, 2015.[1]



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Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly on February 13, 2016, after nearly 30 years on the U.S. Supreme Court. Article II, section 2 of the Constitution grants the president the power to appoint justices to the Supreme Court, subject to confirmation in the Senate. On March 16, 2016, President Obama nominated Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Senate Republicans pledged to block Garland’s nomination in order to allow the next president to fill the Supreme Court vacancy.

See below what Jill Stein and the 2016 Green Party Platform said about the Supreme Court.

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  • Stein would appoint Supreme Court justices who "believe corporations are corporations, not people."
  • She sharply criticized the high court's 4-4 decision in United States v. Texas.

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    • After the U.S. Supreme Court announced its 4-4 decision in United States v. Texas, Stein tweeted, "#SCOTUS decision today is terrible. We need to provide safe homes for undocumented workers with children and protect them from deportation."[2]
    • According to a 2012 Huffington Post profile of Jill Stein, "she would appoint Supreme Court justices who believe corporations are corporations, not people, and fight to get corporate money and influence out of the political process."[3]

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    1. ↑ Democracy Now, "Green Party’s Jill Stein Announces She Is Running for President," June 22, 2015
    2. ↑ Twitter, "Jill Stein," June 23, 2016
    3. ↑ Huffington Post, "President Jill Stein," September 13, 2012
    4. ↑ Green Party, "The 2016 Green Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
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