Re: Sept. 29 letter to the editor, “Cornyn: Facts in this vacancy are different.”
Congressman Cornyn, in his letter to the editor, said that precedent justifies their nomination of a replacement for Justice Ginsburg.
I imagine that the GOP had this talking point in an envelope marked, “If Ginsburg dies before Jan. 2021: Counterpoint to our 2016 positions.” Upon her death, the GOP quickly released it to their members, who pasted it into newsletters, Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, and letters to the editor.
Since when has precedent mattered to Trump? Precedent didn’t matter when Trump staged his nomination acceptance at the White House. It didn’t matter when Trump failed to release his tax returns, or when he didn’t set up a blind trust of his assets upon assuming the presidency. Precedent does not matter when Trump publicly attacks the judiciary, media and heads of states.
Trump ignores precedents daily. But sure, let’s allow precedent to guide our next Supreme Court nomination.
Dru Edrington, Georgetown
Note from KBJ: Suck it, Dru. Elections have consequences.
