Except that is a thing that has actually been done multiple times in the past, but if, and only if, the President & the Senate were of the same party. @keithedwards should have consulted a history book before claiming that this is "making s**t up."https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1285954853936738312 …
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Protip for folks at the Lincoln Project: please stop claiming that things have never been done before if Abe Lincoln actually did them.pic.twitter.com/DEvTpFbxLE
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Replying to @baseballcrank @keithedwards
Stop being so disingenuous: Watch the video, as Ernst explains it as though it's the 37th amendment to the Constitution, and it's just how it is, and no one could possibly imagine contravening that. She's ducking the issue by making it seem like it's just a rule that exists.
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Replying to @RadioFreeTom @keithedwards
You may have watched a different clip than I did. I heard no reference to a constitutional rule. Her reference to historical precedent turning on whether the Senate & POTUS are of the same party is strongly supported by the historical record. I can walk you through if need be.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @keithedwards
No, thanks, I know your view on this: Constitutional norms one apply to one party. "Well, you see, Garland was appointed by a president in his second term, but if RBG dies, we can replace her on January 20th." I understand this, completely.
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Replying to @RadioFreeTom @keithedwards
Not true. The historical record is what it is, you just dislike the answers it provides. If you have actual facts or history to dispute the point, go ahead.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @keithedwards
No, I'm just pointing to Ernst pretending that this is based on some abstract principle other than "Fuck You."
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It's not principle, it's precedent. But the precedent assumes that Senate elections matter, too.
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