They only have to manage the RBG situation until Jan 2020 and then declare no SC picks in an election year.
Agreed, but that’s still a long time to try to do that.
They only have to manage the RBG situation until Jan 2020 and then declare no SC picks in an election year.
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Interesting thought, ez. That could be a possible scenario.
You seem to be assuming that it would be the dems fending off the POTUS pick. If I understand things correctly, the House doesn’t have anything to do with the POTUS appointments/nominations. That happens in the Senate and why the Senate was the most important midterm election target.
I believe McConnell would allow a nomination in 2020 if he can find a Senate Rule to justify it. He found one to justify putting it off, and I forget what that was - I have a dim memory of something that Obama had set in motion that allowed him to take that stance.
However I also know I can be wrong! LOL! Maybe one of you who knows more about how the Senate works can set me straight if I don’t have this right.
Impossible. Loyal spooks can “cause” any manner of exposures. Fire, natural disaster, localized emergency.