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The Conservative Case For Waiting Until After The Election To Fill The SCOTUS Seat
In the age of Trump, many conservatives have forfeited principles. I have not. In fact I have even more principles than before. I have a principle surplus. That is how principled I am.
One of those principles is that Republican senators should not vote on new SCOTUS nominees within 50 days of an election. Within 51 or more days they can. This is how the Founders intended it, though they forgot to say so.
Also, putting another conservative on the court would be, frankly, rude. Many Democrats do not want a conservative on the court. Would a principled man do something that Democrats don’t want him to do? I think not. Men of principle always act with the consent of CNN.
Yes, flipping the court could save literally million of lives. But on the negative side, it will give liberals tummy aches. Only a nuanced and brilliant thinker such as myself is capable of weighing these two significant and equal concerns.
Ultimately, we must, for the sake of principle, take these winning cards we have been dealt, throw them into a volcano, and bow in preemptive surrender. Compromise is key.
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