election excuse ignore constitution american people partisan gain.last week president obama nominate moderate judge merrick garland fill vacancy supreme court leave recently decease justice antonin scalia.that must shock utah senator orrin hatch opine prior announcement think obama would pick good man like garland position.boy wrong.and president obama pick nominee lock high court senate republicans begin reveal contentious obstruction along.on sunday senate majority leader mitch mcconnell openly admit aim senate republicans make sure conservative take scalia spot bench supreme court remain conservative-leaning institution continue prop right-wing agenda roll back progressive policies serve country well decades.mcconnell even go far claim merrick garland liberal republicans consider even though garland centrist rule prove it.that bring us senator orrin hatch monday also admit republican refusal hold hear obama nominee make sure liberals take supreme court next thirty years make wrong decisions issue like abortion gun gop disagree look happen since lot question many republicans mind whether would wrong every issue republicans think important hatch say abortion gun right second amendment kinds union anti-union type things hatch claim democrats would thing roles reverse return use election excuse job roles reverse republican president democrat sic control judiciary committee guarantee would never let vote one horrific campaign see would put right middle would terrifically sad thing think would demean court course roles reverse 1987 ronald reagan nominate right-wing extremist robert bork supreme court democrats strenuously object bork view women right civil right despite control senate democrats still hold hear bork nomination even hold confirmation vote bork lost.but point democrats role republicans choose job outright refuse hold hear reagan nominee reagan would go pick moderate anthony kennedy nominee sail senate fixture high court ever since.what republicans however completely different president obama pick staunch liberal nomineee pick moderate like reagan eventually republicans refuse even hold hear want conservative nominee hatch admit much put politics aside hatch say every respect probably important pick many decades succeed take supreme court control probably 30 years hatch literally admit senate republicans refuse job hold conservative nominee mean blatant obstruction could last year especially democrat win presidency november.here video via kstu.looks like way make senate job give back democrats republicans keep supreme court eight justices long possible work long term tie case settle case add great workload already stress judicial branch american people want deserve feature image via screenshot republican senator admit supreme court blockade keep conservative video