Alright, i did a little research and checking and here is things as i understand them.
1: The President can nominate whomever he pleases
2: The Senate must confirm or deny any nomination
3: There is no time frame to which the consideration of the nominee must be done within
4: Both sides have now held each others arguments, (2006 Chuck Schumer said to hold off until after the '08 elections and Mitch McConnel wanted nominations immediately, now the roles are reversed)
5: All the presidential hopefuls are already using the need to choose the seat as an argument for people to vote for them.
1: The President can nominate whomever he pleases
2: The Senate must confirm or deny any nomination
3: There is no time frame to which the consideration of the nominee must be done within
4: Both sides have now held each others arguments, (2006 Chuck Schumer said to hold off until after the '08 elections and Mitch McConnel wanted nominations immediately, now the roles are reversed)
5: All the presidential hopefuls are already using the need to choose the seat as an argument for people to vote for them.