Should the Senate refrain from voting on SCOTUS nominees on ideological grounds?

[Florida Man for Crime]

A friendly agreement is a nice idea, in the same way that a box of chocolates is nice, but just isn't going to cut it. To actually fix the problems here, the first step is to acknowledge that they are actually deep and serious problems that require a deep and serious solution. We need either a well-thought out and comprehensive Constitutional Amendment, or else some other similarly impactful fundamental change through some other means. The specifics need not be pre-determined, but should be such that both Democrats and Republicans can agree in good faith that it is a fair and neutral system that will result in a well functioning system for judicial nominations and related matters.

If one side is simply unwilling to agree to do this at all (I presume that if that applies to any side, it would be the Republicans), then the other side will have no choice but to force through a solution as soon as they have the power to do so - but should do so in such a way that it is actually fair and neutral, and such that upon reflection, fair-minded people on the other side will recognize that at least after the fact.