When placed in the proper context, there has not been an election year vacancy that was filled in a very long time and certainly not in the modern era of hyper-partisan politics. Does anyone really believe that a Democrat Senate would not have done the same thing in the same situation to a Republican POTUS? Only the truest of believers would be that naïve.
I would actually be fine with amending the Constitution to allow SCOTUS vacancies to only be filled after a Presidential election. That would allow voters to know how exactly how many SCOTUS seats will be filled by the next POTUS.
Last edited: Feb 13, 2017