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It's time democrats stopped being punks. If that doesn't happen we'll live in a totalitarian fundamentalist Christian theocracy.
In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday if a Supreme Court vacancy occurs during next year's presidential election, he would work to confirm a nominee appointed by President Donald Trump.
That's a move that is in sharp contrast to his decision to block President Barack Obama's nominee to the high court following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016.
At the time, he cited the right of the voters in the presidential election to decide whether a Democrat or a Republican would fill that opening, a move that infuriated Democrats.
McConnell says he would fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday if a Supreme Court vacancy occurs during next year's presidential election, he would work to confirm a nominee appointed by President Donald Trump.
That's a move that is in sharp contrast to his decision to block President Barack Obama's nominee to the high court following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016.
At the time, he cited the right of the voters in the presidential election to decide whether a Democrat or a Republican would fill that opening, a move that infuriated Democrats.
McConnell says he would fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020