Supreme Court Nomination is All About Politics - Granite Grok

Supreme Court Nomination is All About Politics

Supreme_Court_Building_at_DuskFrom one of my favorite opinion journalists, Wes Pruden – Washington Times.

“…the politicians, Barack Obama first among them, talk of politics as something an honest justice must rise above, when politics is why and how Washington and the republic exist at all. You might as well expect a cook to rise above groceries, a physician to rise above his pills and potions, or a courtesan to rise above her temptations in silk and lace.

The president knows this and can take pride in finding a man of Mr. Garland’s stature to participate in his shrewd stagecraft of campaign politics writ large. The roles of the actors have rarely been so sharply defined. The president and the Democrats defend justice, fair play and good faith, demanding only what they call the president’s Constitutional right to appoint a justice.

The Republicans vow to defend their Constitutional right to advise and consent, even if that means advising the president that they do not consent, and he should send them another candidate.  They’re playing by the book last used in 2007 by Sen. Chuck Schumer, …

The Republicans should be similarly plain and direct in exercising their right to oppose Mr. Garland. He’s no stealth candidate. His record is bright and clear, and could, in the endorsement of The New York Times, “tip the ideological balance to create the most liberal Supreme Court in 50 years.”

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