• grue@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        Remember: the reason Garland got nominated for SCOTUS in the first place was that he was so conservative Obama figured Mitch McConnell couldn’t possibly object to him.

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          Merrick garland was actually recommended by one of the senate GOP members as a “reasonable” choice that Obama would never nominate.

          So Obama nominated him to make a point, and the Senate tsk tsked anyway.