I would agree with you, speedy, except for the Biden Rule. And the Schumer Rule. And the Reid Rule.
All 3 of those Democrats are on videotape stating as a matter of policy and principle the Senate should NOT consider any Supreme Court nominee during the last 12-18 months of a Republican President's term. You can look them up on youtube.
So it's utterly untrue to say there was "no justification" for what the Republicans did to Garland. In fact, they specifically justified waiting until after the November election by pointing to the public statements of Biden, Schumer and Reid!
The Dems made their bed, but didn't want to sleep in it! What's good for the goose is good for the gander!
Originally Posted by lustylad
Lol public statements are so easy to remember when they work in your favor. Want to hear some public statements about people being under investigations that now we don't think about..
Chief of Staff Priebus:
FBI probe alone enough that Clinton shouldn’t have been President.
Kellyanne Conway:
“Most honest people I know are not under FBI investigation, let alone two.”
Paul Ryan:
Said that Clinton shouldn't receive classified briefings while under investigation.
Not to mention Michael Flynn chanting lock her up when he's the one doing illegal things.
Sean Spicer talked about investigations, Pence, Trump.
But we now know that Clinton wasn't the only one under investigation. Yet those public statements aren't really being used as justification are they? I mean if the Speaker of the House truly thinks no one under investigation should receive classified data, that would mean people in the Trump administration since it's currently, and during the election, under investigation.
My point is, it's funny how you want to talk about the Biden Rule as a reason to hold open a SC seat because it was a statement about a hypothetical seat. The statements above were not hypothetical, they were Republicans on their high horses talking about how bad Clinton was being under FBI investigation. And now they aren't singing the same tone knowing that the other guy was too. I guess those public statements are only justification to break precedent. Since the Democrats never refused to hold a hearing for a nominee.