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Republicans deny constitution-democracy meeting.

What two legal scholars learned from studying 70 years of Supreme Court confirmation hearings

The Conversation
21 Mar 2016 at 06:32 ET .. nudge ..

We show that confirmation hearings give the American people – all of us – a much-needed opportunity to talk about our Constitution and hear whether potential Supreme Court justices agree with our core beliefs about what it stands for. If the nominees turn out to hold views outside of our shared understanding, they should not be confirmed. If we deem their constitutional views acceptable, however, they deserve serious consideration for the high court.

In our system, the confirmation hearings are the place where constitutionalism meets democratic self-government. That is why it is in the best interest of American democracy to hear what Judge Garland has to say.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/what-two-legal-scholars-learned-from-studying-70-years-of-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings/