I am pinning this post as it is SO IMPORTANT...
#Maddow pointed out how a Jordan Speakership cld mean a refusal to certify a Dem victory in 2024.
Smart smart people: Jay Rosen, Laura Rozen and Sherrilyn Ifill discussing significance of Jordan push & threats yest.....looks pretty clear:
The SPEAKER race is about securing someone who will help STEAL for Trump in 2024. RED ALERT. 🔥 🔥
@BlueWaver22 GOP is happy to ignore/tear up the Constitution. I still can't believe that #MitchMcConnell refused to put #MerrickGarland's nomination to #SCOTUS before the Senate. How is that not unconstitutional?
But that's how the Constitution set up the process, intentionally.
The president is required to nominate someone that the Senate wants to confirm. This is to make sure the people appointed can make it through the checks and balances, to limit the power of the president.
That the Senate didn't move on Obama's nominee is not only n not unconstitutional, it's exactly how the Constitution set up checks and balances.
Obama refused to nominate someone the Senate would approve. That was his failure.
@volkris @BlueWaver22 So much for division of powers than.
@SonofaGeorge this IS division of powers.
The president is to nominate but senators hold the power to approve if the nominee is compelling.
@volkris @BlueWaver22
You're right: "it's an exercise in futility to conduct discussions on these platforms".
In some cases, at least.