this is an age of intimidation by gigantic contributions and the consequences of jerry manderiman meanderinge bulk know better. the failure of the senate republicans to even hold a hearing on a qualified chief judge garland has its own grave. practical and constitutional consequences. when our framers drafted the constitution they envisioned separateness but interdependence. autonomy but reciprocity. that is what they envisioned. otherwise there is no way these three equal branches of government could function were the wellbeing of the republic. robe robert jackson wrote while the constitution diffuses power it also contemplates practice will integrate and disburse powers into a workable government. he goes on to say it enjoins on branches separateness but independence, autonomy but reciprocity. in seven years as the vice president of the united states and 36 years as a u.s. senate half as the ranging member or chairman of the judiciary committee have seen the repripry work but i am seeing them fray. article one states whenever there is a vacancy for the one court, the supreme court, the pre