It's Wednesday, September 7, and Day 206 since Justice Antonin Scalia died and Mitch McConnell decided no nominee would get any Senate attention: No meetings, no hearings, no votes. It's also Day 175 since Merrick Garland was nominated by President Obama to fill that vacancy. So what's the Senate up to? Very little.
After the Republican's latest political ploy involving Zika failed a vote Tuesday evening, the Senate settled back into what it does best: waiting for something to happen. But while they're waiting, Minority Leader Harry Reid has a plan, which he announced on the floor Tuesday.
To show the American people's absolute disgust with how Republicans have treated Merrick Garland’s nomination, starting today, I'm objecting to committees meeting for other purposes until the Judiciary Committee schedules a meeting to consider Judge Garland’s nomination.
If the Republican leader thinks there is a committee that needs to meet because of extraordinary circumstances, I would be pleased to consider his request. But in the meantime, as of today, we’re objecting to committees meeting, in line with the rules of the Senate.
Seems perfectly reasonable, but perfectly reasonable won't sway McConnell and really won't matter two months ahead of an election, when McConnell's perverse idea of winning is continuing to practice his favorite hobby—obstructing President Obama.
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