This was my first reaction, too. I think it does establish a terrible precedent— one that could call into question the validity of future elections and have very serious consequences for the stability of our constitution. But, a Trump presidency likewise will have very serious consequences for the stability of the…

God this is all so absurd

“We have a Senate that has refused to act on a Supreme Court vacancy”

pretty much. We’re trying so hard to protect the peaceful transition of power and the legitimacy of fair and free elections despite all of the voter suppression that’s gone on... what’s the point?

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but we’re already having a Constitutional crisis. We have a Senate that has refused to act on a Supreme Court vacancy, we have a president-elect who may or may not have won the election fair-and-square, but most definitely lost the popular vote by at least 2.5 million votes, and…

TL;DR NO