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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
This really frustrates me.
What is the GOP supposed to do? Just rubber stamp what Obama proposes?
There are separation of powers for a reason.
Do you guys remember Tom Daschle and Harry Reid obstructing Bush's agenda?
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But when a party refuses to do something as constitutionally inherent to their job like
holding hearings for a SCOTUS nominee not based on the nominee's merit, but solely based on the President who nominated him, that goes beyond separation of powers.
When multiple members of the GOP have lauded Merrick Garland as a possible SCOTUS choice--but then refuse to even have a hearing for him, because Obama nominated him, and to then insist that they refuse to appoint any judge until a Republican is in the White House? That's utter madness. That's hamstringing one of the major parts of the American governance, leaving the Supreme Court in limbo and without any real power.