This is also worrisome.
Not withstanding all of this, I'm feeling terrible discussing a replacement for Justice Scalia when he has just passed this this morning!
It would be expected to replace a liberal with a liberal with Ginsberg.
But replacing a Conservative is a whole other kettle of fish. And the Rats know it. They aren’t stupid.
In a perfect world, we would wait. However, given the current role of the court, the stakes are too high.
What is unfortunate is that nine people have so much power.