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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Good, glad I could clarify. Twitter privileges brevity over nuance.
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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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Replying to @NGrossman81 @varadmehta
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@NoahCRothman would echo your sentiment here that twitter privilege's brevity over nuance. Forced here meaning something closer to "put Rs in a position without viable political alternatives."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
That's reasonable. But I still dispute the claim that there's no alternatives. Maybe this is why I'm nonpartisan. This idea that if one party does something bad the other party is forced to do something worse makes no sense to me.
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Hmm. What choices should R's have made instead? What does this alternative history look like?
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I would've liked: 2013: Gang of 14-style compromise. Some Obama noms through, most disliked noms withdrawn, no nuclear option. 2016: Normal process for Garland, even if Rs voted him down in the end. 2017: Just honesty. Rs wanted Gorsuch. Weren't forced to change rules. Chose to.
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They were forced to change the rules since the Dems did it in 2013. As I said, no unilateral disarmament. As for 2013, Dems screwed themselves by blocking Miguel Estrada. No incentive for Rs to cooperate then.
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This gets to your point about how there's always a grievance for the other side to point to. But now that cycle isn't going to be broken until both sides are destroyed, probably.
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Just imagine what the GOP will do if Democrats try to pack the court. And if they're successful?
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I've been pretty nervous about attempted court-packing ever since some on the left began openly advocating it. Hard no. But if it happens, I expect many "we had no choice after Garland" arguments, and I'm going to be really annoyed by them.
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