SCOTUS Appointment

[GMDino]

(03-17-2016, 08:48 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: What I find interesting is that as recently as last week, Senator Hatch was heaping praise on Garland and has referred to him as a consensus nominee. Now, he has said he won't even meet with him. He said that he shouldn't be appointed in such a toxic environment and that Hatch doesn't like the political back and forth.

To me, putting someone like Garland on the bench right now is absolutely perfect for this political environment. It shows that the parties can put aside childishness and actually put someone on the bench who not only deserves to be there but would be of a great benefit to the SCOTUS.

I've been generally frustrated with the state of politics in this country for some time, but this situation has me genuinely pissed off.

And for those who say "both sides do it" that doesn't make it better even if it were true.

Nonetheless this what we are talking about: