Voters don't deserve an answer

[Benton]

(10-15-2020, 04:41 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: The only reason the Republicans were able to do that was because the Democrats unleashed the nuclear option first in 2013, thus putting it on the table as a viable option with precedent...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mitch-mcconnell-triggered-nuclear-option-again-here-s-what-means-n990521



It's why Trump has a record number of federal judges appointed, and is about to shove through a third supreme court member onto the bench. I am pretty happy with a centrist SC and am not particularly pleased with the idea of a 6-3 majority (and a young majority at that), but 100% all of this was setup by the Democrats shooting themselves in the foot in 2013 and opening Pandora's Box with the nuclear option.

Fair point.

But there's more to it than just 'dems are evil.' I don't remember the numbers reid used to justify, but something like half of all appointment nominations to be blocked by senate came under obama. The system has checks and balances, but that in itself was an abuse by the gop. The government can't just stop functioning for 4-8 years because you don't like the guy in the white house.