After President Obama's nomination of D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland to Justice Antonin Scalia's vacant seat on the Supreme Court, Senate Republicans remained steadfastly devoted to principle -- the principle that the American people should be given the opportunity to speak on the future of the Supreme Court through the election in November.  Republican Senators have made it clear for the past month that they will refuse to hold hearing on any nominee because as Sen. Mitch McConnell said, this is "about a principle, not a person."

Today, President Obama nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garlandto the Supreme Court vacancy left by the untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia, claiming that the Senate had a "constitutional duty" to hold hearings and vote on Judge Garland's nomination.  This is consistent with statements by Senate Democrats, many of which contradict their previous statements about nominees submitted to the Senate by Republican Presidents.

It’s a big day in the presidential primary with huge states like Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, and Florida on the line. With the stakes being as high as they are, it is really difficult not to be concerned about vote fraud. Glenn McCoy noted that this is especially true in areas that have a significant history with the issue like St. Clair County, Illinois:

Both Republican and Democratic voters turned out en masse last Tuesday providing yet another glaring example, among the rapidly expanding list of examples, that voter ID laws do not disenfranchise voters. Michigan broke a record set in 1972:

RNLA's DC Chapter is hosting a lunch on Friday, March 18, with Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Senator Roger Wicker.  Sen. Wicker will discuss upcoming key Senate races across the country and how the Republicans will maintain the majority in 2016.  The lunch is at Tony Cheng’s Mongolian Restaurant at 12:00 PM.  

Wisconsin’s voter ID law is still being attacked by the left despite the Supreme Court allowing the 7th Circuit decision upholding the law to stand.  Wisconsin columnist Christian Schnieder took a good look at the reality of the impact of the law on voters during its first test last month.

Republican Senators hold their ground as Obama and the left seek to shift the balance of the Supreme Court. Despite the hypocrisy of both President Obama's and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's positions, they have criticized Republican Senators' refusal to confirm a nominee in this election year. 

According to the Federal Election Commission's review of recent disclosure reports from Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, theSanders campaign has accepted thousands of illegal contributions: 

Testimony in the Virginia voter ID law trial concluded last week. The law's challengers struggled to produce an iota of evidence in support of the claim that the law disenfranchised potential voters, and the defense presented contrary evidence. When former election officials in VA were asked about how many voters they had seen disenfranchised since the law was in enacted in 2013, the response was unquestionably clear:

The RNLA is hosting a members-only conference call tomorrow at 12:30 EST with Ed Whelan, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss Justice Antonin Scalia’s legacy and the importance of waiting until the next President is elected to replace him on the Supreme Court.