Something I've been mulling since Biden's comments yesterday, whether a US Senate effectively run by men like James Eastland and John Stennis is or is not preferable to a US Senate run by Mitch McConnell?
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John C Calhoun is a perfect example.
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Isn’t that largely Biden’s point?
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By design.
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Yes, but with McConnell in charge, it just feels worse.
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next tweet, jeet
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We could probably get by just fine without it. Just roll the 100 seats into the House.
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Like the Supreme Court. Moments that are exceptions have been rare.
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But...the senate was to embody “virtu”...the indispensable component of a successful republic. Wasn’t it?
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“Virtu” is literally just the property of “being an old man.” Which, in fairness, is what “senate” means too.
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