Should the Senate refrain from voting on SCOTUS nominees on ideological grounds? (user search)
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Question: Should the Senate refrain from voting on SCOTUS nominees on ideological grounds?
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« on: October 10, 2018, 02:03:50 PM »

There's no way to do this.

(1) It's so easy for one side to "cheat" - i.e. the Democrats abide by the rule when there is a Republican POTUS, and then the Republicans don't when there is a Democratic POTUS.

(2) SCOTUS confirmation votes are always going to be subjective. You can always find someone who will say, "I'm not voting against them because of their ideology. I'm voting against them because of XYZ."

You'll have cases like Harriet Miers, who, regardless of how you felt ideologically, simply was not qualified to serve on the Supreme Court.
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