@ewdocparris of course it is.
We see it everyday.
@volkris @ewdocparris
And that's why our republic is failing.
@Neidfyre failing? No not at all! Succeeding and giving us exactly what we vote for. @ewdocparris
@volkris @ewdocparris
We are on the razor's edge of a fascist takeover next year sir, that is not in any way a republic.
@Neidfyre I would be happy to tell him that!
But in reality I think he's a smart enough person to know it already.
Yes, that's how the nomination process was designed to work. Presidents are required by law to work with the Senate to propose nominees that the senators we elect would be interested in confirming. Garland was the wrong choice, and ended up being a political stunt by Obama, and we really haven't held Obama responsible for that stunt.
We really should hold these powerful people more accountable for their abuse of the republic.
But even so, the country continues.
Even with abuse of office like that the country goes on.
@volkris @ewdocparris
Garland was a moderate, a compromise by Obama. McConnell gamed the system (as he has been doing since he got into politics in the 70s - I've watched his career since he was Judge/Executive of Jefferson County) and has no interest "representing" people in a republic form of government.
Your claim that you are "extremely liberal" seems like malarkey to me.
End of conversation.
@Neidfyre I know that is the narrative that so many pushed, but it's not realistic.
The rules of the Senate didn't give McConnell that authority. Rather, a whole bunch of other senators were able to scapegoat McConnell instead of facing the public and making that vote.
But then, we elected them, and we reelected a whole bunch of them, so I guess we're okay with that.
Or really, we have bought into the misinformation that inaccurately describe what our representatives are doing, and so we keep giving them that power.
Anyway, think what you want. We all do.
@volkris @ewdocparris
Perhaps you'd like to tell Merrick Garland that the government was working fine when his nomination to the supreme court was held up for 294 days until TFG became president. That's just one example of an abused 'republic'