Comments on: Harvard law faculty (and Mike McConnell) on Neil Gorsuch https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/02/harvard-law-faculty-mike-mcconnell-neil-gorsuch/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:30:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: PaulB https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/02/harvard-law-faculty-mike-mcconnell-neil-gorsuch/comment-page-1/#comment-344311 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 00:30:12 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=63154#comment-344311 Liz, there’s a long and bipartisan history of blocking judicial nominations with a presidential election coming up. Chuck Schumer gave a speech in July 2007 to the ACS where he said that no Supreme Court nominations should be approved (at least those by GWB presumably) in the last eighteen months of a president’s term. The nomination of John Roberts for a Court of Appeals seat in January 1992 never received a hearing. Even back in 1956 when Supreme Court nominations were noncontroversial, LBJ refused to allow a vote on William Brennan’s nomination until after Ike was reelected. Spare us your outrage, Liz.

]]> By: MattS https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/02/harvard-law-faculty-mike-mcconnell-neil-gorsuch/comment-page-1/#comment-344291 Thu, 16 Feb 2017 07:15:34 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=63154#comment-344291 In reply to Liz Dexic.

There was nothing illegal about the blocking of Garland’s nomination.

]]> By: Liz Dexic https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/02/harvard-law-faculty-mike-mcconnell-neil-gorsuch/comment-page-1/#comment-344286 Wed, 15 Feb 2017 21:14:57 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=63154#comment-344286 You are ignoring that considering him accepts the illegal blocking of Obama’s selection. It is a stolen seat. The only acceptable nominee is Merrick Garland.

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