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And he just cited the position Joseph Biden asserted in 1992, no kidding: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/us/politics/joe-biden-argued-for-delaying-supreme-c

• rayiner 6y ago
  Biden didn’t just suggest the idea, he was also citing historical practice!
• matthewbauer 6y ago
  Biden's speech was just saying that the nomination shouldn't happen during an election. I don't think he ever said it couldn't happen during a lame duck session of the Senate.
  • Hnrobert42 6y ago
    Let’s be clear. A lame duck is one that has been shot, is still in flight, but is headed down. In politics, it refers to after a sitting representative loses an election (or term limit ends) but before before the term ends. Obama was not a lame duck when Scalia died. McConnell et al redefined the term to suit their needs. As they will no doubt redefine it now.
  • pandaman 6y ago
    He was just saying that the nomination should not happen during an election year and then he expands that he won't consider conservative nominees from the conservative i.e. different party president. It's just 4 minute video of several speech fragments, does not take long to watch and be informed.
• Hnrobert42 6y ago
  So we are in agreement. Trump should not appoint.
• sukilot 6y ago
  June 1992, quite a bit ways past February. There's always another election coming up.