On March 16, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill a vacant seat of the Supreme Court of the United States. The President is required to do so by Article II of the Constitution, which reads "[the President] shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ... judges of the Supreme Court." However, in a historically unprecedented move, the Senate has failed to provide advice and consent or reject this nomination, as required by this Article.
We call for the President to file a writ of mandamus against the relevant members of the Senate and in an appropriate court of law to compel them to provide advice and consent to (or reject) the appointment of Mr. Garland, and to allow the President to perform his Constitutional duty