Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said on March 3 that he’s blocking an effort by Senate Democrats to expedite Judge Merrick Garland’s confirmation vote to be attorney general over his answers to senators’ written questions. Cotton’s objection represents the second delay that Garland has faced since being nominated by President Joe Biden to lead the Department of Justice. The Republican from Arkansas said Garland’s responses were inadequate because he had “refused to answer basic questions” on a range of issues such as immigration, guns, the death penalty, and law enforcement. In one of the questions, senators had pressed Garland on whether he thought illegal entry at America’s borders should remain a crime, after he failed to give an adequate response during his confirmation hearing. Garland responded: “As I said at the hearing, I haven’t thought about that question. The president has made clear that we are a country of borders and with a concern …