Capitol Hill Buzz: Grassley takes on Chief Justice Roberts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley on Tuesday warned Chief Justice John Roberts to stay out of the Senate's fight over the Supreme Court's vacancy, accusing the current court of being overly political.
On the Senate floor, Grassley said Roberts' comments justify Republicans' decision to block President Barack Obama's nominee to fill Scalia's seat, Judge Merrick Garland, in an election year.
"The confirmation process has gotten political precisely because the court itself has drifted from the Constitutional text and rendered decisions based instead on policy preferences," Grassley said.
[...] the justices themselves have gotten political.