10-13-2020, 12:04 PM
(10-13-2020, 11:56 AM)GMDino Wrote: Correct. Reid changed the rules for the lower courts due to the filibustering of the GOP.
Then McConnell changed it for the Supreme Court...which we were discussing.
Yes. Since you felt a salient point was being ignored I assumed you'd want the whole story out there so people can be informed.
Quote:McConnell used his power to leave hundreds of seats empty in the hope that he could fill them with good conservatives and he succeeded.
What is ominous is that McConnell doesn't seem to care what happens when/if the Democrats regain control.
It's equally ominous that Reid apparently thought the same thing. If I recall correctly McConnell even warned Reid against the tactic, stating it would backfire on them in the future.
Quote:Although the odds are good they will do things in a fair manner without putting party over country as he has done forever there is no guarantee as the new batch of Democrats have lived through the "Grim Reaper"'s era of governing and may want to even the playing field again.
I always find this type of argument interesting because it presupposes that McConnel, or others against which it has been used, doesn't think that what is best for the country is what he is advancing. While you certainly disagree do you not think that there's a possibility, even a likelihood, that McConnel thinks that those positions being filed with GOP appointments is better for the countries future than if they are filled by Dem appointments?
Quote:We shall see.
One way or another, sure. It is interesting that we can't seem to get a straight answer out of any Dem on the issue of packing the SCOTUS, which is disconcerting. It would be very easy to say it's a bad idea (which it is) and then move on. The far left types who have pipe dreams about that occurring are going to turn up to vote anyways, it's not going to cost you on election day and, in fact, may lure some centrists over to your side.
