Senator Ted Cruz of Texas followed that up with comments pointing to a precedent for extended vacancies on the court. “We don’t even know who her Supreme Court nominees are going to be, so how could we possibly draw a line in the sand? Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIf Democrats win the Senate and Mrs. Clinton becomes president, Republicans could try to block a nomination through a filibuster. The Supreme Court was not included in that change because some senior Democrats feared the decision might backfire if it left them unable to block a future conservative choice they opposed. But after the Republican treatment of Judge Garland, Democrats would have little reluctance to force through the change now if Republicans carried out a Supreme Court filibuster.

Source: New York Times November 03, 2016 23:46 UTC