Democrats slam McConnell's stance on election-year Supreme Court opening

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for promising to fill a Supreme Court vacancy if one occurs during the 2020 presidential election year, after he refused to do so in 2016 because of that year's upcoming election.

"We'd fill it," McConnell declared when asked during a speech on Tuesday what he would do if Republican President Donald Trump had the opportunity next year to pick a third Supreme Court justice.

McConnell made his remarks in his home state of Kentucky to the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce.

In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, a member of the House of Representatives' Democratic leadership, said of McConnell, "He's a shameless individual" and accused him of "stealing a Supreme Court seat" in 2016.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-slam-mcconnells-stance-on-election-year-supreme-court-opening/ar-AAC5ZX2?li=BBnb7Kz

[no_hypocrisy]

1. When the Democrats re-take the Senate in 2021, first thing on their agenda should be

to expel Mitch.

[FBaggins]

2. It takes a 2/3 vote to expel

Otherwise Senate turnover would be much higher.

[dhill926]

3. Seriously, who expected anything different...

from the asshole. He revels in his power...

[yonder]

4. This astounding hypocrisy is hardly surprising but unfortunate.

[Dirty Socialist]

5. McConnell needs a milkshake

May weather can get pretty hot, you know