Republicans are handing Democrats a reason to undertake massive reform.
'When Mitt Romney announced Tuesday that he would not stand in the way of confirming President Trump’s nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it made the nominee’s confirmation all but certain. The real mystery is why anyone is surprised: Romney is a conservative Republican who would be only too happy to see a bulletproof 6-3 conservative majority, whether he likes Trump or not.
Which is true for every Republican in the Senate, even if Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska felt enough shame to publicly abide by the phony rule their party invented when President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, that no vacancies should be filled in the last year of a presidential term.
Fortunately, they have a handy justification for hypocrisy, the same one they’ve used lately to explain away any misdeed, from their unwavering support for the most corrupt and morally repugnant president in American history to shattering every democratic norm in sight: “Look what you made us do.”
It’s the cry of every domestic abuser blaming their victims for their crimes, and it has become the go-to excuse for Republicans. Yes, our actions are indefensible, but we had no choice, because Democrats are so mean.
For Democrats, “Look what you made us do” should become their guiding mantra if they win the White House and control of Congress. It shouldn’t be used as a whiny excuse for their own sins the way Republicans use it.
Instead, it should stand as an ample justification for resetting American democracy.'>>>
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