As much as I distrust him, I doubt that Orrin G. Hatch was the first to recommend Ruth Ginsburg for the high court. I think he told the Senate Democrat leaders that Republicans would not object if Ginsburg were nominated. And to show his own "bipartisanship," the popular Utah "Republican" co-sponsored her nomination.
I only replied to it what I knew about Hatch's tactics as chairman concerning gun control issues.
I was very active in supporting The Second Amendment in my younger days.
Those days of handwritten letters and books of stamps and memberships in several pro-gun organizations and political rallies.
The recruiting of gun club members,training young people to shoot for fun,sport and defense and teaching them the true meaning of the second amendment and it's value in our country's history and future.