http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34965-constitutional-crisis-on-the-horizon-gop-leaders-pledge-no-hearing-on-scotus-nominee
"Although Senate Republicans claim to be acting within the confines of the constitution, they could be leading the country into uncharted waters, if successful in their stonewalling. The founding document stipulates no recourse for what should happen, if the Senate opts to continuously refuse the President's pick to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. When an eight-justice Supreme Court votes 4-4, the ruling in that case that preceded the split stands. The longest wait-time for a nominee to receive a vote was 125 days."
