In 2016 McConnell was saying that a lame duck president should not be naming a SCOTUS replacement so close to an election. That of course has nothing to do with the current scenario. But the prof knows this; he’s just trying to fan the already hot flames. Too bad. Ha!
As the parties exchange power in a constant back-and-forth, of course the party currently holding power makes rules to benefit itself. That’s a time-honored ploy. But it was always understood to be what it is. The left would now like to ratchet it up and pretend these political maneuvering rules have the force of law (the ones which work to their current benefit, of course. If they got their way, and it backfired on them-which of course it must-they’d have a new battle cry).