Hey guys, the Constitution mandates a president nominate a judge to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. Yes, he is obligated to do so.

The Senate is then mand...ated to give their advice and consent. Senate is not mandated to follow any specific timeline. Those specific rules are made by Senate’s ruling party. And, yes, those rules have changed again and again.

When a Senate does not vote to confirm a nominee before the end of the Congressional session, the nomination is deemed lapsed. That was the case in 2016.

Throughout the history of our country, a Democrat led Senate has allowed six Supreme Court nominations to lapse, while the Republicans have allowed four.

Democrats have allowed a nomination by an opposing party president to lapse three times. Republicans have done so one time.