The proposed merger between Charter Communications Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc., and Bright House Network, and the duopoly it will create over two thirds of U.S. households have created seriious concern among five Democratic senators including presidential contender, Bernie Sanders.
The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has fueled the Democratics dream of taking the Senate majority seat. Both the Republican and the Democratic Party are cramming to take vacant position.
The issue on which branch of the government has the authority to appoint Scalia's seat boiled down to the political rivalry.
Liberals and conservatives in the Senate prepare for a battle on prospective Supreme Court nominee after the sudden death of Justice Scalia. Senate Republicans say that the appointment should be done after the next presidential election.
