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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Wrong. Democrats are interested in precedents and norms being respected. In 2016, the norm was for SC nominees to be voted on by the Senate, regardless of whether it was the final year of a president's term. MM then brazenly changed that norm by introducing a new precedent (clearly for the benefit of he and his party). Fast forward 4 years, the Democrats once again want the established norm to be respected.
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The Democrats' rhetoric then and now is to "follow the rules". That's pretty clear.
The question I have, for them, and the posters here: is it a good idea for a justice to be nominated in an election year, or not. If you could tear up the rules, and start again - if you could give Nancy Pelosi the power to write the precedent, instead of the GOP, what would you like to see her do?