http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20160215-103832 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/filling-the-vacancy-left-by-scalia-the-democratic-virtues-of-delay/ Filling the Vacancy left by Scalia: The Democratic Virtues of Delay Kumm, Mattias eng 2016-02-15 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 democracy Justice Nomination Justice Tenure US Supreme Court Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 If Republicans delayed the procedure or refused to vote on any nominee Obama puts forward, would they violate their constitutional responsibilities, as Democrats insist? In the end I don´t think so. On the contrary: I will argue that there are good grounds of constitutional principle that make delaying the appointment an attractive proposition.