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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Greg Sargent‏Verified account @ThePlumLineGS 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      Dan, you're playing games about what underlying principle you're articulating here. If you're going to do that, at least spare us the phony sanctimony.

      1 reply 1 retweet 29 likes
    2. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @ThePlumLineGS

      I'm literally arguing that the decision who to nominate was affected by elections, which were decided by voters. That did not used to be such a rage-inducing thing to say.

      5 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
    3. Greg Sargent‏Verified account @ThePlumLineGS 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      If you are telling me straight out that you are *not* operating from the original principle that I initially defined, then I will accept that and move on.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    4. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @ThePlumLineGS

      My immediate point was the former. But obviously, I also think that the Senate is entitled to make decisions based on who the voters elect to the Senate. I start with the premise of the legitimacy of the American system.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. Greg Sargent‏Verified account @ThePlumLineGS 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      The word "entitled" needs refinement here. If the argument is that it's perfectly legitimate for the Senate majority to do whatever it wants to do provided it technically *can* be done, then let's just have that established up front.

      1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
    6. Jesse Wegman‏Verified account @jessewegman 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @ThePlumLineGS @baseballcrank

      It sure sounds like he's saying he was fine with Harry Reid nuking the lower-court filibuster, and will have no problem when Schumer does it next year for legislation. And then passes a new VRA and expands the Court. It's what the voters elected the Senate to do, right?

      1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
    7. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @jessewegman @ThePlumLineGS

      Had Reid not broken that line, Republicans never would have done so. Terrible decision. So much of how American politics is today is Harry Reid's doing.

      4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    8. Richard Yeselson‏ @yeselson 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @baseballcrank @jessewegman @ThePlumLineGS

      Omfg. This is so so so offensively stupid. Right—Mitch McConnell would never have done such a terrible thing. Hey Dan—so the Rs were **refusing via filibuster** to confirm *three* DC Circuit judges. Not one, three. If you were them, what would you have done? Say, “Thats cool”?

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    9. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @yeselson @jessewegman @ThePlumLineGS

      Ask Miguel Estrada. Republicans didn't start this. Remember, Mitch can only do what he has the votes in his caucus to do.

      2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
    10. Richard Yeselson‏ @yeselson 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @baseballcrank @jessewegman @ThePlumLineGS

      No no no no. That’s not a good faith strategic answer—that’s angry partisan’s answer. You’re right! Dems started this with the circuit courts—see how easy it is not to be a hack? But, at *that* moment in time, what should Reid have done? Just let Rs take down three DC CC judges?

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 12 Oct 2020
      Replying to @yeselson @jessewegman @ThePlumLineGS

      Reid should have listened to McConnell, who warned him exactly what the consequences would be, publicly, on the floor of the Senate.

      6:35 PM - 12 Oct 2020
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        1. Richard Yeselson‏ @yeselson 12 Oct 2020
          Replying to @baseballcrank @jessewegman @ThePlumLineGS

          You don’t say that while you are blocking three judges to the second most important federal court. McConnell just wanted those judges for free. That’s not how it works. And Rs would have gotten their scotus justices anyway, one way or another. Base would have gone crazy.

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