I just finished watching the Republican debate for Florida Governor. It's not my state but I do like Ron DeSantis. I will support him from Nevada, which means nothing really, but he'll work well with current Governor Rick Scott, as he shows that useless, squishy, Democrat, Senator Bill Nelson the door. I already hear him crying, "I'm a centrist... really". He will be retiring along with Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Speaking of Justice Anthony Kennedy... I'm hearing all kinds of whining and blaming about Mitch McConnell, Merrick Garland, Trump, and how Schumer can stop it, and if this happens the world is coming to an end.
Okay, reality has to sink in. Merrick Garland is not a Supreme Court Justice today, because Republicans had majority in 2016... that's it. Mitch McConnell will get Trump's choice confirmed before the midterms, because Republicans have the majority in 2018. That's it. Schumer cannot do anything to stop it because he tried to filibuster Neil Gorsuch in 2017, which forced McConnell to change the filibuster rules to get his confirmation. That's it. Mitch McConnell changed the filibuster rules because Harry Reid changed the filibuster rules in 2013. That's it.
Nothing can be done by anyone that will prevent this from happening. This is what holding the majority in the Senate means. Everyone whining about it needs to look at everything that has happened in the past decade, and come to terms with it. There is only one person that can be blamed for Justice Kennedy retiring. That is Justice Kennedy. He has chosen President Donald Trump to replace him when he knows for sure he has the majority to replace him properly. It was a well thought out decision.
My only advice to anyone that doesn't like it, is to do what you legally can to change it... if you can.
We did it between 2010-2014, and we earned it.