Republicans Still Refuse to Do Their Jobs
It has now been 100 days since President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to fill the open Supreme Court seat, meaning it’s been 100 days of Republican Senators refusing to do their jobs.
Despite the fact that this week Garland received the American Bar Association’s highest rating, Republicans have denied Garland both a hearing and a vote—an unprecedented act of obstructionism that has left the Supreme Court a justice short and deadlocked on critical issues facing this nation, including the President’s actions on DACA and DAPA.
Instead, Republicans in the Senate are steadfastly holding the Supreme Court seat for their party’s divisive and hateful standard bearer, Donald Trump. For perspective, here’s just some of the offensive actions Trump has taken in the 100 days since Garland’s nomination:
“Yesterday’s deadlocked Supreme Court ruling served as a stark reminder of the damage Senate Republicans have inflicted on our judicial system due to their unprecedented obstructionism,” said DSCC spokesperson Sam Lau. “By failing to even consider Judge Garland’s nomination with a hearing or a vote, Republicans are effectively saving a Supreme Court seat for Donald Trump, who just weeks ago claimed that a federal judge’s Mexican heritage made him incapable of doing his job. Voters have demanded that Republicans do their jobs for the past 100 days, and in 137 days they will kick them out of their jobs for refusing to listen come November.”
To recognize the 100 days of Senate Republican refusing to do their job, see 100 stories criticizing vulnerable Republicans for their inaction:
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