Remember The Constitution?

       Ya know what we should do? We should do exactly what Republicans and even Democrats have been telling us to do for quite a while now. We should do exactly what the Constitution says we should do. We should have the President of the United States of America nominate a successor to the Supreme Court and we should demand that the U.S. Senate "advise and consent".
       No, we shouldn't wait until a new President is elected because that's not what the Constitution tells us to do. Both the Constitution and precedent show us that it doesn't matter if its an election year or not, the sitting President gets to nominate an new justice to the SCOTUS and the Senate must then act on that nomination, either to approve or disapprove.
       Forget what either party tells you we must do. The parties don't rule our country, the voters select individuals to rule this country, not the parties. Political parties have a lot to do with who we select, but we decide and the people we select are then expected to do the job they were elected to do.
       If you don't like that arrangement then change the Constitution, but until you are able to change the Constitution, you'll just have to live with it. Because we are a nation of rules. There are lots of things our country does I'd prefer it didn't do, but its still better than the alternative. Which is no rules.
       There is a way to always get things your way. That way is to find an uninhabited island somewhere in the Pacific ocean or somewhere like that and form your own government and require that everything be done your way. Good luck with that. Of course you could always ask America for some foreign aid. If they won't help and if you have something someone wants then ask them for help. But of course such requests are always met with demands. Are you ready for that?