(and I say that as someone who usually agrees with you to at least some degree). But there is no way that seat stays open through the election and Democrats see Trump filling it as legit. I'd even go further and say the whole "he didn't get a hearing" is a red herring.
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“Didn’t get a hearing” is just recognizing that MM realized Rs would look terrible in that event. Obama called Hatch’s bluff and nominated whim Hatch described as a perfect moderate, Garland. Best not to let country see that.
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Garland was never going to say anything in a hearing that would be different from what the most far-left nominee would say.
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He would have looked and sounded moderate and thoughtful, if bland—yes, exactly. McConnell did not want the country to see what Hatch had understood to be true. This is obviously politically true, so why deny it?
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The advantage of not having a hearing is that the blame all falls on McConnell (who doesn’t care), rather than Pat Toomey or Mark Kirk.
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But also, I don’t see why any party confirms the other party’s Supreme Court nominee now that this is precedent has been set. McConnell would allow a Ginsburg replacement a vote under a D president, but not a Thomas replacement.
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Agree. Maybe to keep their own current number, but never to subtract from the other side’s numbers. System is broken.
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On this we agree. Need a constitutional amendment guaranteeing up or down vote within ~120 days of nomination of all POTUS appointments. Make it effective 10 years from ratification so we don’t know who benefits.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @chrislhayes and
Wait, wait, wait. This is not acceptable. If all 5 of us agree on something, that breaks Twitter
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I’m a fan of binding liberal procedures, emphasis on the word binding. I think lp is not a *substitute* for substantive politics (a criticism the Left makes of liberalism and, as
@DouthatNYT says, often the right too). But every political culture, every institutions has protocols1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
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