Justice Scalia Walks Into A Bar...

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia walks into a bar in Heaven, looking forward to a quiet glass of wine after a long and busy life. He orders his wine and as the bartender pours, he says:
 
Bartender: Can you believe how political Supreme Court appointments can be? When do you think they’ll get around to appointing your replacement?
 
Scalia: (sighing) Yes I can. The Framers of the Constitution made the process explicitly political by putting the Senate in charge. But they can’t avoid it forever either. I wish they’d just get on with it. There’s important work to do.
 
Bartender: But aren’t you an originalist? If the Constitution allows for the politicization of the appointment process, shouldn’t we just stand back and let it happen?
 
Scalia: Sure, but we don’t have to like it.  And those Senators have to do their jobs…they don’t have to like it.
 
Bartender: Isn’t there anything the People can do to make the Senate get on with it?
 
Scalia: (smirking) Two words: Seventeenth Amendment. 

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