quid pro no quo

Dear Senator Portman,

So, this is interesting, from your press release of last week :

	Portman, Brown Request Applications for U.S. District Judgeship Vacancy in Ohios Southern District Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today began accepting applications to fill the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
	...
	“We wish Judge Frost well in his retirement, and thank him for his years of public service,” said Portman. “The commission will weigh the best candidates and give Ohioans an opportunity to have input on the selection.”
	...
	The President of the United States nominates U.S. District Court Judges based on recommendations from U.S. Senators. Nominees must then be confirmed by the full U.S. Senate. U.S. District Courts are general trial courts which hear both civil and criminal cases.

So, if I understand this correctly, you are preparing to submit a recommendation to the President and request the President to then nominate that candidate for confirmation by the US Senate ?  This is the same US Senate who cannot find the time to act on the current nomination to the US Supreme Court ?  This is the same US Senate, for whom more than 50% want to promote the idea that we need to complete another election cycle so that we have an opportunity for "the American people to weigh in"

This must be the new motto of the Republican Senators :

“in nonsense is strength” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champion

Or, if not strength, at least solidarity.

Let's limit the damage of the nonsense that has overtaken the Republican leadership in the US Senate .... please just re-read Article II, Sec 2 of the Constitution, and recall the oath to which you pledged in January of this year, and assess whether you can actually surpass the absurdity of your current quid pro no quo activity .... and then please #doyourjob, or do the honorable thing : resign.

Sincerely,

P.S. : This, and several of my previous letters to you, can now be viewed on-line at www.do-your-job-rob.blogspot.com. Feel free to check it out, if you want to leave any comments there.