> He declared the nomination "null and void" based on no precedence, case law, and certainly not any interpretation of the Constitution. Ultimately a legislato

> He declared the nomination "null and void" based on no precedence, case law, and certainly not any interpretation of the Constitution. Ultimately a legislator's job isn't to respect precedence or case law. It's to create new law (and presumably precedent). I don't think your point is unfounded, I just think arguing for a legislator to behave like a judge takes away from that point (unless you have a good argument why they should, but I think including that argument would be good at that point).