Reposted by teuskat
Why not? MAGA kept changing the rules to prevent Obama his right to fill a vacancy... then rushed one right before the 2020 election denying Biden an opportunity. Using that logic, the party in power can do as they please... and feel free to use their own words against them when you do it.
nbcnews.com
Some Democrats don’t expect to fill a Supreme Court vacancy under Trump
Democrats need a net gain of four seats to capture the Senate. If so, they’d control what happens in a vacancy, as Justice Samuel Alito admits he’s thought about retirement.