http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/kamala-harris-dishonesty-on-abe-lincoln/
Kamala Harris’s Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln
It was impossible to miss how Kamala Harris, like Joe Biden, refused to answer questions about their plans to expand the Supreme Court. But she also misrepresented history.
Harris claimed at the VP debate that Abraham Lincoln refused to nominate a candidate for Chief Justice in October 1864 because “Honest Abe said, it’s not the right thing to do” and wanted the people to vote first.
Lincoln, of course, said no such thing. He sent no nominee to the Senate in October 1864 because the Senate was out of session until December. He sent a nominee the day after the session began, and Salmon P. Chase was confirmed the same day. And Lincoln wanted to dangle the nomination before Chase and several other potential candidates because he wanted them to campaign for him. Lincoln’s priority was winning the election, which was necessary to win the war — and he filled the vacancy at the first possible instant.
Kamala Harris is simply inventing history.
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Zim : I do like finding the truth, the whole truth, etc. etc.
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Lincoln’s Election-Year Supreme Court Nominee
http://www.lincolncottage.org/lincolns-election-year-supreme-court-nominee/
(From within the article 
As ever, Lincoln was the shrewd politician and in October of 1864 he saw no profit in alienating any of the factions of his political support by making a selection before the election. There is no evidence that he seriously considered announcing his choice before he was re-elected.
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Once again, Lincoln was proven (at least during his lifetime)[37] correct. Chase’s nomination was unanimously confirmed on the day it was received[38] and lavishly praised in the press. On December 15, 1864, Chase was installed as Chief Justice.
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Zim > And do not forget that the American Civil
War ( 1861 to 1865 ) was still in progress at the time.
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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