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hoolstoptheheels

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I think that firing up the base part would backfire. I think it would


benefit the repubs. The dems are already fired up. If this seat is still open in early Nov, the repubs ain't losing the Senate. Nothing would drive turnout, especially among the repubs who tolerate rather than love Trump, more than a SCOTUS appt in jeopardy. Personally, I think it could derail the "blue wave" completely.

I agree the dems are playing games, and the dems and repubs together are killing the concept of "advise and consent". Partisan politics have crept in such that, as I think HooDave said yesterday, when the WH and Senate are split, SCOTUS confirmations will likely just be on hold. For years at a time. The opposition party will simply not approve a president's nominee.

The repubs have recently been at least as objectionable as the dems. I mean, they played stall games for over 20% of O's last term. At some point somebody needs to take the high road if we are to preserve any vestige of the Constitution's SCOTUS confirmation process. This one is easy IMO. An FBI background investigation (and as I understand it, that is not abnormal in a case like this, where a new question comes up in a background check) need not take weeks and weeks. If it can be done in even three weeks, the dems really no longer have a legit beef. And K's confirmation would not be tainted in any way.

The man will probably be serving for a quarter century or more. A few weeks makes no difference..and Hooda, if you're being honest, and the party roles were reversed here, you know you'd be screaming louder than anyone to let an impartial investigation go forward. Which really means you should be ok with it here, in spite of the fact that the dems are trying to stall.

(In response to this post by Hoodafan)

Posted: 09/19/2018 at 10:49AM



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