Reich writes: "As Hillary Clinton's lead over Trump continues to widen, and as the Senate looks increasingly likely to flip to the Democrats, McConnell and Grassley may well decide that the very moderate Garland is a better deal than they'll get with a President Hillary Clinton."
Robert Reich. (photo: AP)
Obama Should Abandon Merrick Garland and Let Hillary Pick a Justice Who Will Actually Overturn Citizens United
11 August 16
emember Merrick Garland? Surely Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Judiciary Committee chair Charles Grassley do. They’ve refused to hold a hearing on him, arguing that the next president should choose Justice Antonin Scalia’s successor.
But as Hillary Clinton’s lead over Trump continues to widen, and as the Senate looks increasingly likely to flip to the Democrats, McConnell and Grassley may well decide that the very moderate Garland is a better deal than they’ll get with a President Hillary Clinton and a Democratic Senate. So they’ll hold hearings on Garland during the lame-duck session.
Message to Hillary Clinton and the Democrats: Don’t let them. Force McConnell and Grassley to keep their word that the next president should choose Scalia’s replacement. Then, after Inauguration Day, come up with a new pick who’s almost certain to vote with the four Democratic appointees on the court to reverse “Citizens United.” That’s not Garland.
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