Straight from the elephant’s mouth

Republican Senators’ comments BEFORE the 2016 election:

Lindsey Graham: We should not “be moving on a nominee in the last year of this president’s term–I would say that if it was a Republican president.” (2016)

Ted Cruz: “A lifetime appointment that could dramatically impact individual freedoms and change the direction of the court for at least a generation is too important to get bogged down in politics. The American people shouldn’t be denied a voice. (2016)

Cory Gardner: “The president who is elected in November should be the one who makes the decision.” (2016)

Ron Portman: “It is common practice for the Senate to stop acting on lifetime appointments during the last year of a presidential term, and it’s been nearly 80 since any president was permitted to immediately fill a vacancy that arose in a presidential election year.” (2016)

Mitch McConnell: The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. This vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.”

Mike Crapo: “The next Supreme Court justice will make decisions that affect every American. Therefore, the current Supreme Court vacancy should be filled by an individual nominated by the next President of the United States.” (2016)

Graham (2018): “If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump’s term, and the primary process has started, we’ll wait to the next election.”

Soon, we’ll see if these (and other Republicans) are men of principle or partisan liars.

D’Wayne Hodgin

Moscow