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Harry Reid ending the filibuster for federal judicial appointments, and no outcry was heard!
and the GOP not voting on a seat when the parties are divided in senate and POTUS before an election, vs Republicans voting on a seat when the parties are unified, is not a norm break https://twitter.com/koaleszenz/status/1321095446782234625">https://twitter.com/koaleszen...
and the GOP not voting on a seat when the parties are divided in senate and POTUS before an election, vs Republicans voting on a seat when the parties are unified, is not a norm break https://twitter.com/koaleszenz/status/1321095446782234625">https://twitter.com/koaleszen...
when the parties are the same in the senate and POTUS, 19/24 of election year nomination votes have passed
when the parties are different in the senate and POTUS, it happens that 4/15 votes pass
but as an even more basic rule, the majority body in the senate has *always* has/
when the parties are different in the senate and POTUS, it happens that 4/15 votes pass
but as an even more basic rule, the majority body in the senate has *always* has/
/discretion the timetable by which it chooses to vote in justices.
the dirty little secret of Garland was that even if we had a vote, he would& #39;ve lost, because the GOP were in the senate majority.
as for democrats:
the dirty little secret of Garland was that even if we had a vote, he would& #39;ve lost, because the GOP were in the senate majority.
as for democrats:
i& #39;m sick and tired of people saying that it& #39;s breaking norms, when by all historical evidence it& #39;s not, AND Democrats don& #39;t give two shits about the norms anyways
anyone who thinks Chuck Schumer would& #39;ve acted any differently than McConnell given the same situations, is naive
anyone who thinks Chuck Schumer would& #39;ve acted any differently than McConnell given the same situations, is naive
don& #39;t pretend that you& #39;ve always "played fair" and by the rules, when you& #39;ve broken the rules yourself, and you& #39;re threatening to break more to get your way
it& #39;s pathetic to watch, and it& #39;s almost like watching cult members trying to defend it.
it& #39;s pathetic to watch, and it& #39;s almost like watching cult members trying to defend it.
it is blatantly obvious they don& #39;t care about norms. you don& #39;t get to talk about court packing, and pretend to have the high moral ground on norms
you don& #39;t get to scream for months about how not filling the seat is an affront to Democracy, only to flip once you lose/
you don& #39;t get to scream for months about how not filling the seat is an affront to Democracy, only to flip once you lose/
/the POTUS, and make the exact opposite claim
if Democrats were consistent and respected norms up to this point, *maybe* they& #39;d have a case, but they& #39;re not, so i don& #39;t care.
stay mad, court packing is a losing issue in the polls, deal with it.
if Democrats were consistent and respected norms up to this point, *maybe* they& #39;d have a case, but they& #39;re not, so i don& #39;t care.
stay mad, court packing is a losing issue in the polls, deal with it.
the *correct* solution here is to realize that we& #39;ve faaaar over extended the power of the supreme court, and it& #39;s better if we don& #39;t treat it as if it has unilateral authority over our legislature and executive
there& #39;s no constitutionally granted supremacy for the court. none.
there& #39;s no constitutionally granted supremacy for the court. none.
