Senate GOP's initial visceral reaction might be to pledge a year's worth of obstruction, but that could become politically untenable quick.
@NotreDameFan27 1968 didn't see a SCOTUS vacancy for over a year. This would be unprecedented.
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@mtracey Yes it did. There were 2 vacancies. One had to withdraw resignation. There is no "obstruction." There just won't be a vote. Simple. -
@NotreDameFan27 Declining to hold a vote is not meaningfully distinguishable from obstruction in this scenario - 8 more replies
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@mtracey There was a vacancy in Supreme Court between 1974 to end of 1975. One and a half years.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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