"Gorsuch should not be confirmed because Trump is in the final year of his presidency.

[BeyondGeography]

Republicans set the precedent."

NYT reader comments rule. This was the top one here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/us/politics/congress-republicans-health-care-infrastructure-taxes.html

[gopiscrap]

1. This is perfect

[JHB]

2. His Yuuuge rally in Fla is by his 2020 campaign...

Since it's campaign season, obviously we can't seat a new SC justice until the people have made their will clear.

Hey, their rules!

[Else You Are Mad]

6. You beat me to it!

But, like you said, that is their rules not ours.

[dalton99a]

12. Precisely.

[Rincewind]

30. The people already made their will clear,

56% voted against trump, a veritable landslide of historic proportions.

[Else You Are Mad]

3. You don't even have to go that far...

the McConnell rule is that no SCOTUS nominee may be appointed while there is an election cycle going on. Trump has already announced and filed his paperwork for the 2020 election, so by their own rules, the GOP cannot allow any SCOTUS to fill the vacancy!

[LisaM]

7. Perfect.

Try to weasel out of that one, McConnell.

[neeksgeek]

4. Nice!

[MFM008]

5. good one

he wont be there in 2020.

[procon]

8. LOL - Now there's a motto! nt

[Madam45for2923]

9. Makes sense!

[Kaleva]

10. Told my wife a couple of days ago that I think Trump will be gone before the end of the year.

[pbmus]

11. Yep...

[URL=.html][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[dalton99a]

13. +1

[klook]

32. Yes - don't condemn him to any more "days in paradise." (nt)

[malaise]

14. K & R

Love it

[MineralMan]

15. Perfect!

[BSdetect]

17. Weaseling out is their forte.

McConnel is the weasel in chief.

[Old Terp]

18. Except we KNOW the next president will be Pence

and his appointment might even be worse, especially with regard to rights of women to control their bodies, and just general rights of people to determine their sex lives.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Perfect!

[manicraven]

20. Love that!

[UTUSN]

21. Bwah-HAH!1

[peggysue2]

22. Hahaha!

Perfecto!

[Liberal In Red State]

23. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[struggle4progress]

24. This is really a choice for the next President, Paul Ryan!

[tinrobot]

25. Brilliant!

[Dawson Leery]

26. Certainly

[BSdetect]

27. K&R

[LAS14]

28. Clever! :-)

[SunSeeker]

29. LOL

[Crash2Parties]

31. Also, he filed for the 2020 elections so it's "campain season". Ergo no SC Justice hearings

According to the GOP...

[Lucky Luciano]

33. Haha

[BlancheSplanchnik]

34. ROFL!!!

Sure wish the Dems would go with this. That would be so gooood.

[kairos12]

35. Beyond perfect. Squaring the circle can be done.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

36. Thank you - Thank you - Thank you!!!

[dae]

37. Beautiful.

[louis-t]

38. Haaaaa!!!!!!

Jeez, I spit coffee out of my nose!

[DinahMoeHum]

39. Heh heh, just added my recommendation to that comment!

Right now it stands as #2907.

[Angry Dragon]

40. I said that the other day on DU

[logosoco]

41. Seems fair to me, since they changed the rules. nt

[C Moon]

42. Love it!

[mvd]

43. Wow, good one

K&R

[tblue37]

44. Great comment! nt