Procedural objections do not make confirming Amy Coney Barrett 'illegitimate'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will not be meeting with Amy Coney Barrett, he reiterated in a Tuesday morning tweet. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley has no intention to do so either, according to Politico. “I personally have no desire to pretend it’s acceptable,” Merkley said of the supposedly “illegitimate” nomination. Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey also won’t meet with Barrett.

Senate Judiciary Committee member Richard Blumenthal called it all “illegitimate,” too. He won’t be meeting with Barrett. Sen. Mazie Hirono, another member of the committee, won’t be meeting with her, either.