The Senate wasn't in session. He submitted a nomination the day after they returned, & he was confirmed the same day. Also, Ike in mid-October did a recess appointment because, again, the Senate wasn't in session https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/supreme-court-why-no-justice-has-beenconfirmed-in-the-fall-of-a-presidential-election-year/ …https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1308508500591607808 …
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... and until recently, nominees were treated as professional colleagues. They were questioned on ideology for the record, not as the opening act to a beat down.
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What’s the precedent for a confirmation just days before an election in which the nominating President is defeated ?
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And what’s the precedence for a nomination confirmed days before the election & the President asserting that the justice would need to adjudicate election fraud cases he will be a party to?https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1308533347245871105 …
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I thought sending chase over to scotus was similar to chief justice taft. Chase was a political thorn that could be mollified.
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Chase was far and away the most annoying character in “Team of Rivals”
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Well, other than McClellan, yes.
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