After denying Obama’s Supreme Court nominee a hearing, he cautions about eroding trust in our institutions.
Tag: Merrick Garland
Shameless Hypocrisy Didn’t Start With Donald Trump
After how the Republicans treated Merrick Garland, they have no basis for decrying partisanship.
The GOP Is Preparing to Ram Kavanaugh Down Our Throats
The records of Brett Kavanaugh won’t be ready for Senate scrutiny until late October but that won’t keep McConnell from racing through to a vote.
How Republican Extremism Became Normalized
So-called ‘objective media’ gives equal airing to both sides.
On SCOTUS Nominee, Democrats Should Play Both Hard and Smart
It’s time for a new rule to block the nominee.
Trump Isn’t an Aberration of the Conservative Movement
George Will demonstrates that breaking norms and blaming Democrats is standard operating procedure for the GOP.
Mitch McConnell Revels in His Strategy of Political Polarization
The majority leader said that his most consequential accomplishment was blocking the Supreme Court nominee of a sitting president.
Courting Climate Disaster: Trump’s Next Injustice
Ten years ago today, the United States Supreme Court issued its landmark 5-4 decision in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, holding that the EPA had the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Had Anthony Kennedy sided with the right-wing faction on the Court, the federal government would have been virtually… Read more »
Judge Gorsuch and What Could Have Been
Since the 1970s, I spent my career hoping to one day witness the return of a liberal Supreme Court. Now I’ll never have the chance.
Judge Not: Neil Gorsuch Doesn’t Deserve to Be Confirmed to the Supreme Court
The activists pushing Senate Democrats to resist Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court seat Republicans robbed from Barack Obama recognize that Neil Gorsuch has no business replacing the late Antonin Scalia. Will Senate Democrats come to the same conclusion? The case against confirming Gorsuch is the same as the case against confirming Robert Bork… Read more »
