This will be short and sweet.
A few GOP Senators have come out and stated that they would not consider a Supreme Court nominee until after the general election. Many liberal friends of mine are celebrating these statements. Many liberal friends of mine are politically uneducated.
The proclamations are coming from Senators that know they are in danger of losing their seats in the general election. By making these statements, they are pandering to their electorates in hopes of garnering enough votes to stay in office.
We must remember that these people are professional politicians. They manipulate language for a living. When you listen to what a politician is saying, you must do so as if you are about to sign a contract with the devil. You never get what you are being promised, and it is never a good deal for anyone but the devil.
Even the news is being either willfully ignorant, or complicit, in the double speak. There have been several articles I have read that have stated that certain Senators won’t consider a nomination until after the inauguration. However, when you read the article, the statement is until after the election.
There is a difference. The election is Nov. 3, 2020. The inauguration is Jan. 20, 2021. That leaves a two-and-a-half month gap where a GOP-led Senate can still confirm a conservative judge, even if they lose the Senate in the general election.
When a GOP Senator says they will not consider a nomination until after the election, call them on the double-speak. They need to agree to not consider a nomination until after the inauguration. We know McConnell has no honor, so he needs to be forced to wait. Hopefully, it will also mean he is waiting to leave the Senate.