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    1. Nate Cohn‏Verified account @Nate_Cohn 20 Sep 2020

      I'd be curious to read--from both sides--about a very simple topic when it comes to this Supreme Court debate: raw political power

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    2. Nate Cohn‏Verified account @Nate_Cohn 20 Sep 2020

      Let's be honest, the Senate didn't act on Garland and might well act on Trump's selection for a simple reason: Republicans didn't want Obama's judge, they do want Trump's judge, and so they may act on one but not the other.

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    3. Nate Cohn‏Verified account @Nate_Cohn 20 Sep 2020

      Under the constitution, this is well within their power! They control the Senate, the constitution gives the Senate the power to confirm nominees, and therefore the Senate confirmed the nominee it wanted but not the other.

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    4. Nate Cohn‏Verified account @Nate_Cohn 20 Sep 2020

      I'd like to read the perspective from the left on this basic fact. Obviously, it sucks to be caught on the losing end of this. But the fact that the Senate wants one nominee but not the other is not exactly an inconsequential argument in a Democratic system

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    5. Nate Cohn‏Verified account @Nate_Cohn 20 Sep 2020

      I'd also be interested to hear the perspective on the right on this: are there any limits here? It sure doesn't seem like it. And if not, why is it so absurd that Democrats would use their power to pack the court? Isn't it just the same logic of raw power politics?

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    6. Nate Cohn‏Verified account @Nate_Cohn 20 Sep 2020

      Anyway, that's what this whole debate is really about: what are the limits of the use of constitutional power to advance nakedly partisan objectives at the expense of precedent. On judiciary, there's been 15 years of tit-for-tat retaliation escalation in this area.

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    7. Nate Cohn‏Verified account @Nate_Cohn 20 Sep 2020

      So I'd like to read the best takes that really grapple with all of this. Please share if you've seen something good and thoughtful on it!

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 20 Sep 2020
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      I've written on this repeatedly https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/history-is-on-the-side-of-republicans-filling-a-supreme-court-vacancy-in-2020/ … https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/03/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-nominee-rejections-politics-has-lot-do-it/ … https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-nomination-senate-should-vote-before-midterms/ … https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/it-doesnt-matter-garland-didnt-get-hearing/ …https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/chuck-schumer-says-gorsuch-needs-60-votes-hes-wrong/ …

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