What We Need Now is the Conservative Virtue of Prudence
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing stirred ferocious discussion on whether President Trump should nominate a replacement, or this vacancy should be filled after the inauguration day. People have been comparing what happened in 2016 with what happens now. Democrat-leaning people believe that since the Republican-dominated Senate blocked Obama's nomination in 2016, they should not confirm Trump's nomination right now. The Republican-leaning people, on the other hand, believe that they need more conservative voices in the Supreme Court, and argue that President Trump should nominate a new judge and the Republican-dominated Senate should confirm the nomination. I think Trump has every right to nominate a Supreme Court judge, and the Senate has every right to confirm the new judge. Constitutionally speaking, their term has not ended, so there is nothing unconstitutional about exercising those powers. However, the question is, should they? This issue reminds me of the imperial