jedrider wrote:Nor for the Senate to confirm or just outright decline to take it up (as they have already done once). It's obvious they can work in concert, so that argument doesn't hold water. And, it's the same Senate, too, considering they have six year terms.
About a third of the senate comes up for election every 2 years. So unless no incumbent lost and no one resigned, it's not the same senate as it was in 2016.
Isn't it clear that all pretenses of "logic" etc. aside, that BOTH SIDES want SCOTUS control as much as possible, and BOTH SIDES will push for any advantage they can get?
In 2016, the dems went bonkers when the Senate refused to move quickly, because they wanted a liberal appointment.
In 2020, the dems are going bonkers because the senate is moving quickly, because they want a liberal appointment.
And of course, the GOP is taking very opposite approaches in 2020 vs. 2016 because in each case, THEY want conservative appointments.
This is how politics work. What I find amusing is how the dems try to pretend it's some big matter of principle, vs. them wanting more power in the SCOTUS.
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.