NightlyPoe said:
Moren said:
If Republicans do end up filling this seat, I hope Democrats respond in kind with adding more justices to the court should they gain power. |
I would point out that filling a vacant seat (or refusing to) is normal. Democrats, including Biden himself, have said they would have done the same to a Republican nominee in an election year.
Packing the court is not a proportional response. It is extremist and incredibly destabilizing to the integrity of the courts.
Edit: If you don't believe me that the Democrats have said these were the rules, here's the video of Biden (then Chairman of the Judiciary Committee) on the subject in 1992. So please, stop with the idea that Republicans are the ones playing hardcore or that Democrats don't fight tooth and nail on court nominations. Historically, Democrats have been much more willing to bend rules to suit them on the subject.
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I watched the video. He said that confirmations in the summer or fall (y'know, a couple months out from the election) are rare and that Bush shouldn't nominate someone in that time frame. Obama nominated someone March 15th. Seems pretty consistent to me. McConnell is only consistent in that he'll do anything to put in as many judges as possible.
