The governor of Maryland wants his fellow Republicans in the Senate to wait on deciding who will fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
During an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival, Gov. Larry Hogan said it would be a “mistake” for members of his party to push through a Supreme Court nominee only weeks before Election Day.
“I don’t think we should play partisan games with the Supreme Court,” Hogan said. “I think it would be a mistake for the Senate to ram through a nominee before the election on a partisan line vote, just as I think it would also be a mistake for the Democrats to question the integrity of the court or any of the nominees or try to pack the court.”
Hogan echoed comments made last week by Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, also a Republican, who urged Senate Republicans and President Trump to follow Ginsburg’s dying wish, as relayed by her granddaughter to NPR, to not be replaced “until a new president is installed.”
“While it is important to take the time to mourn her passing, we must also follow precedent, as well as her dying wishes, and delay the appointment process until after Inauguration Day,” Scott said.
Trump is expected to announce his nominee to the court on Saturday.
