It’s really important that when you vote, you vote for more than just the next President.
Republican Senators Ted Cruz and John McCain have said that if Hillary Clinton is elected they will continue to block the nomination of any and all Supreme Court nominees.
Republican Senators have refused to do their jobs for months now, refusing to vote to either approve or reject the President’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. We’ve been waiting for the Presidential election for this matter to resolve itself, yet here we are, with two prominent Republican Senators promising to continue this ridiculous obstruction.
In addition to voting for President, PLEASE ALSO VOTE FOR SENATE AND CONGRESS!
The President, as important as that position is, DOES NOT introduce or vote on legislation. That job belongs to the Senate and Congress. Currently, Republicans hold majorities in both houses, and get to decide the legislative agenda. We can change this with our votes.
Electing Democrats won’t magically fix our problems, but we have a somewhat better chance of influencing them to do what we want, including holding a damn vote to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court!
(And this isn’t to say I’m a particular fan of Merrick Garland either, but he deserves a vote!)