RBG Replacement Can't Wait

 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away yesterday and the Liberals and Conservatives have wasted no time in fighting over when or how to replace her.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said President Donald Trump's nominee will have a vote before the next election. Liberals, including Joe Biden, have said the selection should wait until the next president is elected. The next president could be elected in six weeks or four years, depending on the results of the 2020 Election. Waiting four years to nominate and confirm a new Supreme Court justice is irresponsible and absurd.

This, of course, stems from a statement made by McConnell back in 2016. Justice Antonin Scalia passed away while Barack Obama was in office. McConnell said the vacancy, "should not be filled until we have a new president." Again, this could have taken four years. You can not wait for years for a new justice. McConnell's statement was pure politics, just as the Liberals' and Senator Chuck Schumer's posturing is now.

Massachusetts has seen something like this before. In 2004, Massachusetts State Legislature passed a law that took away the governor's power to appoint an interim senator if the office was vacated. This move by the Liberal-controlled legislative branch stripped Republican Governor Mitt Romney of a chance to appoint someone to the temporary position. Months before the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, the legislature passed a law restoring the governor's power. This gave Liberal Governor Deval Patrick the power to appoint a senator. The same thing is happening now in Washington D.C. where Liberals and Conservatives are fighting to gain and hold power and influence in the highest court of the land.

Donald Trump is the President of the United States, like it or not. As President, he has the duty to nominate judges to the Supreme Court. The Senate must act on those nominations. Stalling this process in hopes of the Liberals winning the White House will not help the country at all.