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That was before the Senate hijacked the normal nomination process in 2016. The court has been an illegitimate and partisan body ever since Garland's seat was d
by thesiniot 4y ago
That was before the Senate hijacked the normal nomination process in 2016.
The court has been an illegitimate and partisan body ever since Garland's seat was denied.
- InTheArena 4y agoNo, that process was broken in 2001 - and temporarily restated wit the gang of 14 - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_14 It's a much bigger problem then just this.
- JohnHaugeland 4y ago> That was before the Senate hijacked the normal nomination process in 2016. Yes, it was. What's your point? Parent poster claimed that a non-political Supreme Court isn't possible, and in reality, the Supreme Court has been essentially completely non-political for all but about 22 years of its existence
- ohCh6zos 4y agoThe process was hijacked long before 2016. See "Borking".