What a dumb idea.
"Proximity" to the next election, my foot!
Trump was elected for four years.
The American people didn't elect a president to pick justices for 3 1/2 years.
The American people elected a president to pick justices for his full term, FOR FOUR YEARS.
In "fairness to the American people" and the elections, you let the president pick the justices up until the last second of his term.
Period.
In “fairness to the American people” and the elections, you let the president pick the justices up until the last second of his term.
Period.
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Correct. The American people voted for the president to perform his duties for four years, not a fraction of the fourth year.