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John McCain, letting another cat out of the bag.

Dear Democrats, let's go on this short walk down memory lane. We don't have to go far, just to October2016.

The exact quote: "I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up. [] I promise you."

There was rampant discussion, back in October, about the virtues of an eight-member court, coming from Republican senators and conservative scholars and activists. Like this one.

Theres no reason Democrats couldnt insist on a Trump SCOTUS nominee to be above the age of 80. Or female. Or not a tool of the religious right. Or not a misogynist.

Republicans stole this Supreme Court seatfrom President Obama and justified doing so with any number of outlandish theories and justifications. That was after Obama extended an olive branch to them in nominating Merrick Garland, a nominee that no less than Orrin Hatch had offered up as a consensus nominee. Thats the same Hatch who just erased Democrats from his Finance Committeeto ram through cabinet nominees who had out-and-out lied to him and the committee.

Democrats do not need outlandish justifications for resisting this nominee, forrejectingthe completely unprincipled way Republicans held this seat openThey have the moral high ground. Blocking Trumps nomination of NeilGorsuch would be a defense of the Senate, a defense of the presidency and of the constitution.

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Remember when Republicans weren't going to let Hillary Clinton have a SCOTUS appointment? Ever? - Daily Kos