Between this and the even more nonsensical 14^th^ Amendment ruling a few days ago, the Supreme Court has absolutely jettisoned every last single shred of credibility it might have still had. It is now 10000% crystal fucking clear that it is firmly in Trump’s pocket, and will do everything in its power to install him as dictator. Game over, we lose.
History is going to record McConnell denying Obama his rightful Supreme Court appointment as the tipping point at which American democracy’s downfall was assured.