09-21-2020, 04:45 PM
(09-21-2020, 04:37 PM)Dill Wrote: Mightn't the "shady shit" already be here if McConnell promises to confirm a new appointee before the election?
McConnell and Graham argued they were establishing a precedent during Obama's last year in office--"let the voters decide"!
Settle the matter of appointment by allowing the American people to elect a president in the upcoming election.
Now we have an unpopular president up for re-election, trailing 7-9 points in the polls, so the criterion is the 2018 election.
"The American people" decided back then that they wanted a Senate to work WITH Trump, not be a check ON him. McConnell is going to do what the people intended.
And Lindsay wholly supports him.
I was against not considering Garland and I'll be against not considering a Trump nomination. I can look in the mirror and honestly say I feel the same for both. It'll be up to Mitch, Graham, Schumer, Biden, ect... to determine if they can do the same
IMO we elect POTUS for 4-yr terms