“Nuclear Mitch” McConnell may be destroying the Senate, but he's not irrational. The senseless ones are the Democrats who refuse to follow the precedent he has set, so we can restore balance to our courts in the future.
Republicans have long understood that the courts are central to implementing their extreme, unpopular agenda. A Republican-controlled Congress and White House can't repeal the Affordable Care Act? Ask the court to strike it down instead. Support for Roe v. Wade at a record high? Just tee up a dozen cases for the five Republican men on the Supreme Court to criminalize abortion for you.
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