Uh, the "deal" they just made violates same rules.
They've now turned the consent of the full body into the consent of 14. Nes pas?
Is this becoming more and more like Star Wars? Who is the Chancellor?
Nope. Whatever deals they made are meaningless. The vote is what counts. Let us count the votes that each of those 3 get. How credible with the Democrats be when the nominees get, say, 70 votes? Democrats are going to look pretty stupid. The have just delayed very qualified people 2 years.
And this is what they think of one of them so Scalia and Thomas are not exceptional.
Judicial Nominee Janice Rogers Brown - To the Right of Thomas and Scalia