We won’t go to jail if he doesn’t appoint someone.
He can appoint anyone he wants. He could do it today. He could have done it Saturday.
There is no time table in the Constitution. The Senate can choose to act. Or not.
I expect him to start off next week with an appointment. I don’t think Obama is so cold as to do it before Scalia is buried.
Good time for us to rise above the rancor... [and appoint whom I nominate]