Not only because of the time to Election Day, but also because the president & Senate majority were opposing parties. You're not seriously addressing the argument if you omit that part.https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1227981586936844288 …
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With their Garland move, the GOP has assured that a Senate and presidency controlled by opposite parties will never again confirm SCOTUS justices. Dem Senate confirmed dozens of GOP SCOTUS justices with the assumption that GOP would do the same. They got their chance and failed
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that 'precedent' was just made up on the spot. SC vacancies are very rare so the fact this situation wasn't common was a coincidence.... not a result of some standard. Presidents serve 4 year terms. Not "3 + depends on the makeup of the Senate"
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@samstein said "considered", McConnell said "confirmed." You're not seriously addressing the argument if you conflate the two.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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He came up with that excuse days later Dan, look at his comments within hours of Scalia’s death being confirmed and even after that. And, even when he did come up with a post-hoc justification it was junk and we all know that.... https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/mar/22/mitch-mcconnell/mitch-mcconnell-exaggerates-tradition-not-confirmi/ …
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