The editorial “Ruth Bader Ginsburg and necessary dissent” (Sept. 19, TribLIVE) was an appropriate response to the loss of one of the most revered Supreme Court justices in history. The nearly immediate statement by Sen. Mitch McConnell that her position should be filled quickly was not. It was highly disrespectful and hypocritical in the extreme after what happened four years ago.
The problem with hypocrisy at this level is it shows that the hypocrite’s word can never be trusted. Four years ago, Senate Republicans happily went along with McConnell in refusing to even bring President Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, up for a vote. Now, many of the same senators are already on record as favoring a quick vote in favor of whoever the president chooses to nominate.
If they follow through with this hypocrisy, why would anyone ever again trust the word of any Republican senator? I know I won’t, and I will be watching what Sen. Pat Toomey does this time.
Robert J. Reiland
O’Hara