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Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by roenxi on Friday September 18, 2020 @08:16PM (#24523279)
The precedent set was that the Senate can overrule the president. That precedent will be followed.

I don't think anyone misunderstands the situation - McConnell is going to do whatever is most expedient to get a Supreme Court composition that he likes. Any specific justification is mostly cosmetic - Senate has the power, and the controller of the Senate uses the power.

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Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by Hnrobert42 on Friday September 18, 2020 @10:30PM (#24524378)
That was not the precedent. The precedent was to “allow the country to decide.” Drop the pretext. His side won. Screw the other side. Just have some integrity and own it.
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