Otherwise, what will happen next will make what happened to Merrick Garland look like a pillow fight.
The Court swung left for a year without Scalia's vote. And some big cases on guns, abortion, affirmative action, and labor didn't go well for them in the interim.
The Court will swing to the right *even if that seat doesn't get filled at all*.
If RBG or Breyer left, they would have no incentive to fill it, ever.
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!