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International Relations prof at U. Illinois. Senior Editor @ArcDigi. Author “Drones and Terrorism.” Politics, national security, and occasional nerdery.

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    1. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 3

      Nicholas Grossman Retweeted Varad Mehta

      Both parties deserve blame for worsening the judicial confirmation process. One of the few times its accurate to say both sides. But do you really think McConnell would've let Dems block Gorsuch indefinitely if only Reid had let GOP block lower court judges indefinitely? Come onhttps://twitter.com/varadmehta/status/1036657529445670913 …

      Nicholas Grossman added,

      Varad Mehta @varadmehta
      There is an incredible amount of denial and blame-shifting on the left about the Democrats' culpability for the present state of the judicial confirmation process, particularly the demise of the judicial filibuster. Harry Reid made this bed. Now you get to sleep in it.
      2 replies 6 retweets 14 likes
    2. Varad Mehta‏ @varadmehta Sep 3
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      There's no telling. We can only know what happened in this universe, and in this universe Reid (and Schumer) made abolishing the filibuster for SCOTUS nominees inevitable. Now, if Dems don't filibuster last year, does McConnell get the votes to do it for Kavanaugh? I'm dubious.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    3. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 3
      Replying to @varadmehta

      Inevitable? Nonsense. Everyone's responsible for their own decisions, including each escalation in the judicial confirmation wars. I've heard the same argument from would-be court packers. No choice after what Republicans did to Garland. Of course there's a choice.

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    4. Varad Mehta‏ @varadmehta Sep 3
      Replying to @NGrossman81

      Of course it was inevitable. It became so the moment Schumer capitulated to "the resistance" and filibustered Gorsuch. Reid set the precedent. Precedents are there to be applied.

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    5. Alfred J. Vim IV‏ @HillSpiaire Sep 3
      Replying to @varadmehta @NGrossman81

      Right. Breaking precedent lessens the political cost for the next guy. That's the calculation.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    6. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 3
      Replying to @HillSpiaire @varadmehta

      As a general statement, sure. But we've seen McConnell undertake unprecedented actions, including on judicial confirmations. So I'm very skeptical of the argument that he was constrained by precedent, but had no choice after his predecessor broke a precedent.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    7. Alfred J. Vim IV‏ @HillSpiaire Sep 3
      Replying to @NGrossman81 @varadmehta

      "Had no choice?" I suppose you've introduced an argument easier to discredit. So, good job?

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    8. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 3
      Replying to @HillSpiaire @varadmehta

      I'm very skeptical of the argument that McConnell was constrained by precedent and would have accepted a Democratic minority blocking a Supreme Court justice he liked in the name of precedent, because he broke precedent on judicial noms in the recent past. Better?

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    9. Alfred J. Vim IV‏ @HillSpiaire Sep 4
      Replying to @NGrossman81 @varadmehta

      Much better. I agree with your geberal point. It's not really a McConnell specific issue. He and Reid, now Schumer, have eroded the process in innumerable ways. They're all culpable to some degree.

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      Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 4
      Replying to @HillSpiaire @varadmehta

      Good, glad I could clarify. Twitter privileges brevity over nuance.

      6:54 AM - 4 Sep 2018 from Urbana, IL
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        2. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 4
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @HillSpiaire @varadmehta

          Nicholas Grossman Retweeted Noah Rothman

          BTW, here's a good example of "had no choice"-type rhetoric (from someone I respect). Dems "forced Rs to finish the work Harry Reid started." It was a choice. If you like it, defend on the merits. Insisting it was forced upon them abdicates responsibility.https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/1036977314360373248 …

          Nicholas Grossman added,

          Noah RothmanVerified account @NoahCRothman
          This kind of performance art is what you do when you forced Rs to finish the work Harry Reid started and nuke minority privileges for a SCOTUS nominee that eventually passed with three Democratic votes.
          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Varad Mehta‏ @varadmehta Sep 4
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @HillSpiaire

          Nope. There's no unilateral disarmament. Dems don't get to ram their judges through and then expect Rs to surrender. So it's correct to say no choice. Rs play the same game as Dems, and now Dems are mega butthurt about it.

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 4
          Replying to @varadmehta @HillSpiaire

          Doesn't that mean Dems had no choice when Rs blocked every lower court nominee? To be clear, I'm disputing a single point of yours: Marking the start of this cycle at Nov 2013. As if that was an actual choice, while escalations that came after aren't.

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        5. Varad Mehta‏ @varadmehta Sep 4
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @HillSpiaire

          It goes back to the late 80s.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        6. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 4
          Replying to @varadmehta @HillSpiaire

          Yes. And each escalation is a choice.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        7. Alfred J. Vim IV‏ @HillSpiaire Sep 4
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @varadmehta

          Each escalation is also functionally a signal that the other side is trying to ice you out. It's how the parties communicate. You don't stand back and say "let's compromise" with a guy who just, from your perspective, stole your lunch ands is geared up to do it again.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        8. Alfred J. Vim IV‏ @HillSpiaire Sep 4
          Replying to @HillSpiaire @NGrossman81 @varadmehta

          But just like with military border escalations... there's always the option to back down. It doesn't have to start a war.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        9. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 4
          Replying to @HillSpiaire @varadmehta

          Exactly. That's my criticism. Actually, there's a third option, which is don't escalate, but don't back down. In judicial nom context: Don't change the rules, follow precedent, but if others break the rules creating new precedent, follow the new rules. Nothing more. No escalation

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