Try to think outside of partisanship. The norm (like number of SCOTUS justices) was that the president at the time would get a hearing for his nominee. 9 months out but it didn't happen. So it's a clear abuse of power to now have a hearing less than 2 months out. #LiberalValues
@wjmaggos McConnell's argument wasnt that it was too close to an election. It was that when the senate and president are opposed the choice goes to the people in the next election
We have had numerous nominations while the Senate was controlled by the other party than the president. Some even during the last year, some even confirmed. Again, it's not the Dems or Republicans nominee, it's that president's. If we want to get away from a partisan court, waiting till both Senate and presidency are controlled by the same party is the opposite of what we should be doing. We should be forcing a compromise pick.
