.MaddowBlog: Sen. Grassley pointed to a 'rule' to justify a future blockade against possible Supreme Court nominees from President Biden. The 'rule' is made up.
It was nearly six years ago when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly. President Barack Obama soon after nominated Judge Merrick Garland, a center-left, compromise jurist — who'd received praise from Senate Republicans — to fill the vacancy.
For now, the political dynamic is different — Democrats control both the White House and the Senate, which wasn't the case in 2016 — but Republicans believe there's a strong likelihood that the GOP will soon reclaim the Senate majority, at which point they'll be ready to impose another Supreme Court blockade. CNNSenate Republicans are poised to deny President Joe Biden an appointment to the Supreme Court if they take the majority in the 2022 midterm elections.
If a Democratic president nominates someone for the high court, a GOP-led Senate is likely to prioritize partisanship, not merit.
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