Sotomayor was the least qualified of the justices before Biden nominated a woman who couldn't define what she was. Some justices on the court actually read the Constitution and the Deep State isn't happy about it.
Apparently even the Democrats cared to some degree back then. After all, they had a super majority in both the Senate and the House of Reps back in 1936 (over 70% in both chambers) and could have easily went along with Roosevelt.
Everybody was more patriotic then and chose country over party. Unfortunately that is no longer the case. Now it is power, power, power. and money money money.