Why I'm glad the Senate is taking a stand against progressive Supreme Court nominees

Merrick Garland, and any other person Obama or Clinton might like to see nominated, plays far too fast and loose with the Constitution

This is not the time to be hasty about lifetime appointments.
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I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you of something: America has a federal government. And this government is made up of three branches, each of which is held responsible for checking and balancing the others.

I only bring this up in case you might have forgotten. I know I sometimes do, especially during this crazy election season when all eyes are on just one of those three branches: the executive branch. Sometimes I have to be reminded that America actually has parts of government other than the traveling freakshow that is Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton, and that there is a place called Washington, D.C., where (some) people try to do the serious business of governing.

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Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is a writer and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His writing has appeared at Forbes, The Atlantic, First Things, Commentary Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Federalist, Quartz, and other places. He lives in Paris with his beloved wife and daughter.