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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcConnell Plans to 'Bulldoze' Democrats During Impeachment Trial
New York Times: Shattering convention, he held open a Supreme Court seat for 11 months. He twice changed Senate rules to create a record-setting assembly line of conservative federal judicial confirmations. He has been ruthless in his control of the Senate floor, denying Republicans and Democrats alike much opportunity to debate legislation.
Now, as a showdown intensifies over President Trumps impeachment trial, the test for Mr. McConnell is whether he can again bulldoze over Democrats while keeping his Republican colleagues together, persuading them to share both his low regard for the impeachment charges and his view of the Senates role.
https://politicalwire.com/2019/12/20/mcconnell-plots-impeachment-trial-strategy/
stopbush
(24,396 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Because he is McTurtle!
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)... rather than a complete abdication of democratic principles and Constitutional intent.
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raging moderate
(4,308 posts)"The President SHALL....nominate, and SHALL....appoint . judges of the Supreme Court...." Article II, Section 2, United States Constitution. There is nothing in the US Constitution that gives Mitch McConnell to refuse to allow the President to appoint a judge of the Supreme Court with the preposterous excuse that the President has "only" eleven months left in his term of office.
global1
(25,265 posts)need to shoulder some of the blame here as well for letting him do that and not fighting harder against his stonewalling.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)OK, fine: what magical solution would you have had them try?
Don't say "fight" or "shame". They did both. Neither actually does anything. Don't say "use the bully pulpit". They did; you didn't bother watching.
treestar
(82,383 posts)the voters. We have to go into the streets or whatever. It's We the People; we are allowing the Rs to take advantage of the obvious weaknesses of the Constitution that allows McConnell to think he can get away with this obvious injustice and power play.
global1
(25,265 posts)If the shoe were on the other foot what would the Repugs have done. I just don't think the Repugs would have tolerated that if we did that to them. So I have no magical solution. I guess I'm just frustrated. Sorry.
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)It would have dominated the media cycle completely, and put irresistible pressure on the pukes to do their job.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)And if you didn't notice, somebody who's not paying attention to politics definitely didn't notice
Now, as a showdown intensifies over President Trumps impeachment trial, the test for Mr. McConnell is whether he can again bulldoze over Democrats while keeping his Republican colleagues together, persuading them to share both his low regard for the impeachment charges and his view of the Senates role.
No. It has nothing to do with a 'shared low regard for the impeachment charges and his view of the Senates role'. It has to do with the oath they made as Senators and whether or not they will break the law and their oath. My guess is they will do both.
mucifer
(23,559 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)why are they just calling it his low regard for the impeachment charges? What about his low regard for the Republic?
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)They keep acting like they are still the only ones with leverage. The articles could easily jutst not be sent up if we know it is going to be a sham.
Timmygoat
(779 posts)Bring up the subject of why he was kicked out of the military in shame, but it keeps covered up!
pwb
(11,287 posts)Figures, so he is another rich kid able to join the reserves to avoid Nam, and he could not even handle the reserves. Thanks for there info.