That still isn’t evidence that this Congress would filter out bad SC choices.
OK, I think this is done.
Dead in the water, I’d say.
I don’t think that anybody seriously thinks that the seat should not be filled until 2020. Anybody saying that is merely trying to illustrate the ridiculousness of it being unfilled during the term of the prior President.
E-Dub,
Well…er…the rationale for delaying was that the election was in progress. Trump has registered his candidacy so the 2020 election process has begun.
No worse than the nutso rationale for current delay.
Crane
I’m thinking an 18 year term. Two years times number of justices actually. Every time one retires the next senior member moves up to Chief Justice. 18 years is kind of long, but we could see much longer than that with young justices and increasing life expectancy. Either way, appointment for life is not practical in the modern world. Occasionally justices will retire or die early, but generally the appointments would happen on a regular and known basis.
Plus he keeps having campaign rallies where he controls who gets in. No hecklers for him!
That would be the best case scenario. More likely we would end up with 8 Roy Moores, and a judge Judy.