mitch mcconnell still make ridiculous excuse justify senate republicans supreme court nominee merrick garland.when antonin scalia pass away february 2016 body even cold republicans declare would refuse hold hear confirm replacement choose president obama.and president obama select centrist judge name merrick garland next supreme court justice republicans immediately refuse job outline constitution.republicans try excuse behavior claim democrats would do thing even though democrats never refuse grant nominee confirmation hear furthermore republicans claim supreme court nominee ever approve senate election year.mcconnell make claim sunday chuck todd grill response republican insistence donald trump supreme court nominee neil gorsuch confirm immediately tradition confirm vacancies middle presidential election year mcconnell say go back 80 years find last time happen everyone know include president obama former white house counsel shoe foot democrats fill republican president vacancy middle presidential election democrats never refuse hold confirmation hear supreme court nominee.also mitch mcconnell ignorant senate history.as turn several election year confirmations supreme court nominees go back 80 years find one.in fact last one occur 29 years ago senate confirm justice anthony kennedy 1988 ronald reagan last year office.it also happen 1956 dwight eisenhower nominate william brennan senate confirm despite election year.in 1940 also election year franklin roosevelt nominate frank murphy supreme court senate confirm him.so contrary mitch mcconnell say plenty precedent history prove senate tradition confirm supreme court nominees election year.todd challenge mcconnell simply hold confirmation hear give garland vote put vote todd ask senator rationale vote confirmation put merrick garland floor rationale know close election vote look litigate last year fluster mcconnell reply american people decide want donald trump make nomination hillary clinton actually american people vote hillary clinton popular vote nearly million votes.mcconnell claim rational reason vote confirm gorsuch true either see refuse grant garland confirmation hear republicans set precedent give democrats reason need block gorsuch costs.plus gorsuch terrible record nominate trump reason democrats block him.if senate republicans act like petulant children response merrick garland perhaps democrats would open way republicans treat garland un-american totally outrageous disgrace senate conduct democrats precedent respond kind.but mcconnell balk todd challenge take resolution say supreme court vacancies fill election year short mcconnell know republican president 2016 senate republicans would rush supreme court nomination end republicans hypocrites.here video via youtube.there excuse democrats block neil gorsuch become supreme curt justice fact republicans somehow get confirm democrats impeach soon take back control senate supreme court seat rightfully belong merrick garland deserve fair confirmation hear republicans ever able nominate someone supreme court republican nominees bad way republicans treat merrick garland.and republicans blame.featured image screenshot watch chuck todd put screw mitch mcconnell give merrick garland chance