Why? To make peace with the people who want to burn him at the stake? You know in your heart that they will never be appeased no matter what he does … unless that thing is to resign.
I’m sure from your far left perspective they are extreme right, but from my perspective, they are both Constitutionalists, which is precisely where a Supreme Court Justice should be.
No. It just would have been the right thing to do for Garland.
Garland, who is an excellent judge, was treated poorly by the Republicans. It was an insulting display. He deserved an honest hearing.
The Democrats certainly one upped them during the Kavanaugh hearings, though. That was a complete train wreck and the party should be ashamed of theirselves for how they acted.
None of this matters, of course. That bastion of honor and consistency, Sen. McConnell, would doubtless hold off on considering any SCOTUS nominee until the “will of the people” could be heard in 2020. With full support from the most honorable Senators Cruz and Grassley, of course.