JONATHAN TURLEY: Sherrod Brown's pledge turns advice and consent into a punchline
In Ohio, Sherrod Brown went full Jaime West this week in his U.S. Senate campaign. West is the Indiana candidate who became a viral sensation for pledging to "fire all Republicans" because "I just don't like them." Brown appears to be eager to jump on the same rage train and pledged that he will vote against any Republican judicial nominee regardless of their qualifications or background.
Brown is literally pledging that he will toss away the constitutional duty of "advice and consent" under Article II...