No, they are, thanks to Lindsay Graham and Orrin Hatch.
Only a legal President can appoint justices to the court. Congress approving is based upon everything being legit. Congress can vote all they want but CANNOT appoint.
“thanks to Lindsay Graham and Orrin Hatch” and Juan McCain and all the other usual ‘moderate’ GOP-e suspects
For the old guard Gopers here who can’t seem to understand, and are actually hostile to those of us here who are so unhappy with the Grand old party ... this is a damned good reason.
The Democrats wheedle, threaten, filibuster, use terms like the “nuclear option” when the tables are turned: they **fight like tigers** to exclude all judges, at all levels, that don’t pass their political agenda litmus test.
Republicans?
Gay, abortion, subsidies? Partial, slanted, subjective? ... oh pshaw.
“Welcome aboard the federal judicial gravy train, Democrats! Just promise us you’ll try and behave yourselves, OK?”
District court, appellate courts, Supreme Court.
Latest example? Atty General `Eric Holder Jr.’ Keep her out because she’s just another Mini-me with an extreme mindset destructive of the republic?
“Harrumph harrumph! We’ve got our hoity toity jobs and the news organs’ opinions to think of .... “
Your GOP