Senate Republican reiterated vow to delay confirmation until after Obama’s term. But while refusing hearings is unprecedented,blocking a nomination is notTypically, the next step after the president announces his supreme court nominee is to dash through a few days of hearings, and a couple months later,the Senate confirms the nomination. But when justice Antonin Scalia died last month, leaving a seat open on the bench, or Republican senators quickly made clear that they would not confirm Barack Obama’s nominee before his presidential term ends in January 2017. Senate Republicans on Wednesday reiterated this commitment,less than an hour after Obama announced Judge Merrick Garland as his nominee for a lifetime appointment on the nine-person bench. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com