Supreme Court: Progressive Nominees Should Be Opposed

It’s highly unlikely that Republicans will be able to mount any serious challenge to President Joe Biden’s impending nominee to the Supreme Court. Whoever the president nominates, however, will almost surely pose a threat to the Constitution. And Republicans have a duty to say so.

As always, there are calls to lower the political temperature and give deference to the president’s choices. Sarah Isgur of the Dispatch, for instance, argues that qualified nominees should be given consent “without regard to their politics, philosophy, or even whether they were ‘the *most* qualified’” as a way to depoliticize the process. Critics contend that Washington should avoid allowing the Supreme Court confirmation process to devolve into just another partisan fight, such as the ones we have over cabinet officials.

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David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi is a senior writer at the Washington Examiner.

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It’s highly unlikely that Republicans will be able to mount any serious challenge to President Joe Biden’s impending nominee to the Supreme Court. Whoever the president nominates, however, will almost surely pose a threat to the Constitution. And Republicans have a duty to say so.

As always, there are calls to lower the political temperature and give deference to the president’s choices. Sarah Isgur of the Dispatch, for instance, argues that qualified nominees should be given consent “without regard to their politics, philosophy, or even whether they were ‘the *most* qualified’” as a way to depoliticize the process. Critics contend that Washington should avoid allowing the Supreme Court confirmation process to devolve into just another partisan fight, such as the ones we have over cabinet officials.