Tell the Senate to fill the Supreme Court vacancy!

President Obama has announced his pick for the Supreme Court — Merrick Garland, a distinguished appellate chief judge who received bipartisan support from the Senate for his appointment as judge and, again, when he was mentioned for an earlier Supreme Court vacancy.

The President has done his constitutional duty, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are refusing to do their jobs. Right after the announcement, McConnell got on television to say Republicans will not hold a hearing or vote on Garland or any nominee Obama puts forth.

Republicans are politicizing this issue but the simple fact of the matter is this isn't about politics, it's about doing the job they were elected to do.

A new poll shows that 63 percent of Americans want the Senate to hold a hearing on a Supreme Court nominee this year. Republicans aren't just refusing to do their jobs, they're ignoring the will of the people. If any of us did that at our jobs, there would be big consequences.

Demand Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans get to work and allow hearings to vote on a new Supreme Court Justice!