It is the six years between elections that make them safe, that and the short memory of voters.
Spector can sign an oath to God that he won't block a judge for being pro-life, but he can oppose him for being too old, too young, too short........In other words his oath would be worthless, and any Senator that thinks otherwise is very foolish.
Not to mention it is likely illegal to bind a vote before the issue is known.
I thought they couldn't ask them how they would rule. No judge can give a hypothetical answer to a hypothetical case can he?
Wouldn't that disqualify him from hearing a case he already "said" what his verdict would be?
Fox news talking about this NOW