Why the GOP Senate refuses to hear a SCOTUS nominee, even though

[edhopper]

there is a good chance they will see a Dem President and Senate next year.

There is a pending case that their Corporate Overlords don't want decided this year.

Just following the money.

[Human101948]

1. Perhaps you can help educate the rest of us?

Your post could use a bit more information.

[edhopper]

5. just an idle post

of me thinking out loud.

Blocking an Obama nominee will not do them any good and will hurt them.

Unless they are just delusional, which isn't beyond possibility.

[JHB]

10. Right now it matters less whether they are delusional...

...than the fact that they depend on delusional people to stay in office.

The Howler Monkey Right simply won't stand for anything less than total resistance against The Traitorous Muslim Socialist Kenyan Usurper.

[edhopper]

11. good point

[Demit]

2. Nothing prevents SCOTUS from hearing a case if they decide to.

They could take the case with their current 8 members if they wanted to.

[pnwmom]

9. True -- but if they were deadlocked 4-4 then the result would depend

on the lower court action.

[Demit]

12. I know. But the OP seems to think that the GOP has the power to

prevent the case being heard, by preventing this vote on a ninth justice. They don't and they know they don't.

[dubyadiprecession]

3. Everyone i talk to is very angry at Mitch McConnell for not allowing a hearing...

He will lose his senate majority if he doesn't wise up!

[0rganism]

4. he will lose his senate majority regardless

the Trumpublicans have already seen to that

[edhopper]

6. That's my feeling

so why the obstruction. When they will have little say next year and get a much more liberal justice.

[0rganism]

7. maybe it's one more jab he can take at Obama

i get the feeling Big Tortoise likes to obstruct Obama wherever possible -- it's not just political gamesmanship, it's actually personal.

[edhopper]

8. even to the detriment of his own party

yeah, could be that too.