So they didn't actually do that but in order to make your case what if they actually did?? Just state simply "we know what we said, it doesn't matter now because we've got a chance at more power" I'd have so much more respect than all the mental gymnastics being played
And what would that say about the the best and brightest of both parties that Trump beat with such ease? "Is there a way out? And we saw that around the country people are not hopeful. They’re very aware that this person pulled off something unimaginable. To have someone who appears to be an idiot beat the smartest person ever to run for the president of the United States, that takes some evil genius and for him to outsmart us is part of our pain, I think". SHOWBIZ 411, Michael Moore Thinks Donald Trump Wrote NYTimes Op-Ed Piece: “He’s the master of distraction, he wants us to believe there are adults in the room”, By Paula Schwartz - September 15, 2018 11:50 am. http://www.showbiz411.com/2018/09/1...ts-us-to-believe-there-are-adults-in-the-room
The committee headed by Graham...who said: Graham said that Supreme Court vacancies should never be filled in an presidential election year[87], and that “We are setting a precedent today, Republicans are."[88]He said that if a similar situation arose, "you can use my words against me and you’d be absolutely right."[
I didn't say it was illegal - I said it would be an abuse of power, and it's not like a Democrat hasn't considered this before. There is no norm being dismissed here. Numerous presidents have nominated judges to the SCOTUS during an election year (including Obama) and the Senate's refusal to consent to Obama's nomination did not set a precedent, either. Yes, I can, and if they're serious about doing it they should tell the American people they're going to go Full Banana Republic and see what it gets them.
Lol so it wasn’t the committee as you just said. it’s the Mitch Rule. We only confirm nominees we like.
Exactly. Their concern with deficits always go away with a republican president, why would this be any different?
It certainly would be consistent on their part. It's not like Demokrats haven't spent the past four years trying to steal what they couldn't earn at the ballot box in 2016. Perhaps, they should try to winning the upcoming elections and hope Clarence Thomas leaves a vacancy they can fill? And that brings us back to who and what really brought us here - RBG and her decision not to step down while Obama was in office.
If it isn’t written as a rule then there is no abuse of power as the Republicans have shown It wasn’t the Senate, they didn’t vote It was Mitch You do not know what a Banana Republic is if you believe following the limits of the constitution is one.
Obviously you mean win the senate and the presidency as that’s apparently the only way a dem gets to fill a vacancy. Oh well, they’ll likely expand the court as the constitution gives them power to do.