evidence: The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg less than two months from the presidential election has forced a reexamination of Republicans’ 11-month blockade of Merrick Garland in 2016. [...] "I hope they’re fair," Obama said of Senate Republicans in the Rose Garden as he announced Garland was his choice. "That’s all. I hope they’re fair." Republicans don’t budge as Garland clock ticks