He would have had to retire YEARS ago to have had any hope of Biden successfully appointing a replacement. Between the complete Congressional disfunction of Republicans stalling anything and everything Biden could possibly have counted as a “win,” and the bullshit delay Mitch McConnell managed to pull to refuse seating Obama’s SC pick NINE MONTHS before Trump was elected the first time - then rushing through Trump’s pick a mere TWO WEEKS prior to the following election in order to stack the SC - there was NO WAY to guarantee Biden would get a good person in that seat.
I do think this is a good thing, but he could’ve retired in time for Biden to nominate a replacement too.
He would have had to retire YEARS ago to have had any hope of Biden successfully appointing a replacement. Between the complete Congressional disfunction of Republicans stalling anything and everything Biden could possibly have counted as a “win,” and the bullshit delay Mitch McConnell managed to pull to refuse seating Obama’s SC pick NINE MONTHS before Trump was elected the first time - then rushing through Trump’s pick a mere TWO WEEKS prior to the following election in order to stack the SC - there was NO WAY to guarantee Biden would get a good person in that seat.
Ok I stand corrected.
Don’t forget Sinema and Manchin being absolute tool traitors who would have found a way to vote with the Republicans
The Republicans blocked Biden from replacing him. Its literally in the article.
Doesn’t congress have to ratify though