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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. 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
    2. 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
    3. 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
    4. 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?

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. 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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    6. 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.

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

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

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    8. 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 …

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      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.
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    9. 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.

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    10. Michael Watson‏ @MichaelWatsonDC Sep 4
      Replying to @varadmehta @NGrossman81 @HillSpiaire

      It's a prisoners' dilemma. Don't hate the players, hate the game.

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

      That's a big part of where I'm coming from. I hate this game. Escalation after escalation, always insisting other people left them no choice, as the process descends further and further into farce.

      2:26 PM - 4 Sep 2018 from Urbana, IL
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        2. Michael Watson‏ @MichaelWatsonDC Sep 4
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @varadmehta @HillSpiaire

          I mean, but you kind of *don't* have a choice. A player playing the "always defect" strategy is screwing himself. If there aren't incentives to promote future cooperation, defecting will continue. I wish it were otherwise, but 🤷‍♂️

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        3. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Sep 4
          Replying to @MichaelWatsonDC @varadmehta @HillSpiaire

          They've been playing an All-D strategy for a while. Last cooperation on judicial nominations was in 2005. I think you mean All-C. Without some defections, there's no incentive to compromise because other player can always take advantage of you.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Michael Watson‏ @MichaelWatsonDC Sep 4
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @varadmehta @HillSpiaire

          Damnit you’re right, I do mean all-C.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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        2. Morgan Warstler‏ @morganwarstler Sep 4
          Replying to @NGrossman81 @MichaelWatsonDC and

          Wait, it's not two players who believe in Govt and sell govt is Good as a brand. DEMS HAVE TO be the good guys, adhering to spirit of law, even more than letter. They are long govt. GOP ALWAYS get to be meaner and more brutish than Dems... they short sellers.

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        3. Morgan Warstler‏ @morganwarstler Sep 4
          Replying to @morganwarstler @NGrossman81 and

          We've been here before Jackson, Teddy, Nixon, Trump... whenever the visiting team forgets the home team has the final veto and forget what Chomsky, MLK, Gandhi all preach: don't play tough with the tough guys.... gotta appeal to the rights better angels, take small steps, cajole.

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        4. Morgan Warstler‏ @morganwarstler Sep 4
          Replying to @morganwarstler @NGrossman81 and

          You don't understand the game! GOP doesn't defect. GOP WINS when America watches SCOTUS turned into circus, bc the meta message is: These people / GOVT can't do ANYTHING for you. Dems are obligated to keep it classy, they have the weaker hand.

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

          Obstructing judicial appointments was a problem for like 20 years. Not clear on why the dam broke for Reid.

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

          They wanted to stack the DC Circuit.

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