Obama Calls on Republicans to ‘Apply Rules with Consistency,’ Recalling the Merrick Garland Blockade

President Obama released a statement following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday night, calling on Republicans to “apply rules with consistency” with regard to filling the SCOTUS vacancy, recalling how the GOP blocked his nomination of Merrick Garland (Neil Gorsuch was later voted in by the GOP). Wrote Obama: “Four … Continue reading Obama Calls on Republicans to ‘Apply Rules with Consistency,’ Recalling the Merrick Garland Blockade