Let’s call this a preemptive warning to the GOP.
With the passing of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last night, a political grenade was thrown into the middle of the current election season. We went from the economic recovery being the top issue to immediately seeing a repeat of 2016’s contentious debate over whether to seat a new justice or not before the election (or in the lame duck for that matter).
Unlike 2016 though, there is no split in the government. The Senate and the White House are held by the same party. The McConnell rule does not apply in this situation no matter how many times “journalists” pretend to not know what he originally said.
What this means is that a replacement must be nominated and that they must be confirmed. Yet, sentiments to the contrary on the right are already popping up. I’ve seen some commentators suggest the pain for the country would be too great and that we should wait. Some Senators, including Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins have also put out statements saying they will not support a vote before the election. I’ve also seen suggestions that Trump should purposely not nominate someone in order to make this an election issue, punting on the a once in a generation opportunity to finally re-shape the court.
To be frank, a Republican party that won’t fill Ginsburg’s seat now will die, and it will have deserved it.
read more here: https://www.redstate.com/bonchie/2020/09/19/a-republican-party-that-wont-fill-ginsburgs-seat-deserves-to-die/
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