Er, yeah, that's dubious. I'm not comfortable saying that if Cruz didn't have access to an AR-15 this all would have been prevented. I believe that instituting a ban would be a step in the right direction, a step that should go in tandem with other measures of broad progressivism.
SCOTUS is fine. SCOTUS is not a political tool. SCOTUS is one of the last bastions of relative integrity in government.
It isn't even just the nomination process. It's a damn campaign issue. Feel free to look at the 2016 election as just one example. I'm not saying they're unintelligent or unqualified, but you're living in fantasyland if you don't see the whole process as a political tool.
Republicans: "We need to make sure we're appointing conservative justices."
Democrats: "We need to flip the court."
Going down the rabbit hole. Didn't mean to hijack the thread here, but "owned" was your word.
Be carefull Hawk, that stradflef fence hurts when you lose your balance