Cool thing, though, is Lincoln added a Justice. And then the GOP shrunk the court. So those things are cool.
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"Wise", in this case, just conveniently intersects both with her political expedience and *the only option Lincoln had*.
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His party controlled congress. One option he had would have been to ask them to reconvene to fill the seat.
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ConservaTwitter loves days like today, when they can pretend to be serious scholars who care deeply for our constitution, liberties, and tradition. Of course, they support Donald Trump, which demonstrates how empty it all is. Truly reprehensible.
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Guess what Amy, the Senate was not in session. Decision had nothing to,do with election. Stop lying.
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You mean the GOP didn’t always have a Mitch McConnell to bring the Senate back in session for partisan judicial confirmations?
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Hmmmm, weren’t we fighting the Civil War during that year? History Lesson: Civil War began April 12, 1861 Civil War ended April 9, 1865
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Not to mention, Lincoln used the open appointment for campaign purposes to gain support.
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