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Originally Posted by BoLevi
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?
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MM never should have had the power to do what he did in 2016.
Whether the SML and President are of different parties, should not be relevant. Let the Senate vote, and represent the states that voted them in. As for the timing of the nomination, that should not be relevant either (unless it's during the 10 weeks between election night and inauguration day, in which case nominations should wait for the new president & congress).
But ultimately, if a party sets a precedent, under no circumstances should they be allowed to break it (unless there's some sort of extreme unforeseen circumstance that requires it).