trump became president, that is how we ended up with trump just as number one, neil gorsuch after mcconnell blew up the filibuster for supreme court nominations. brett kavanaugh replaced anthony kenney who wrote the opinion when he retired in 2018. and then, in september 2020, when liberal lion ruth bader ginsburg died, six weeks before the presidential election, it turned out that all of the reasons cited in 2016 were just bunk. mitch mcconnell was happy to push through amy coney barrett s nomination in an election year, and there was no concern that the seat must retain the political identity of its previous occupier. scully s seat had been
presidents claiming that the senate could not confirm a supreme court nominee in the election year. of course, republicans told on themselves when they repeatedly said it would be an outrage for a democratic president to fill a conservative court seat. mcconnell refused to give obama s nominee, merrick garland, who is totally qualified and hardly a liberal firebrand, even a single confirmation hearing. he would not even meet with the guy. mcconnell held that supreme court seat hostage until donald trump became president, that is how we ended up with trump just as number one, neil gorsuch after mcconnell blew up the filibuster for supreme court nominations. brett kavanaugh replaced anthony kenney who wrote the opinion when he retired in 2018. and then, in september 2020, when liberal lion ruth bader ginsburg died, six weeks before the presidential election, it