A few quick comments: I disagree about a "slow decline." IMHO, it has been a fast decline since McConnell arrived, and with the arrival of more MAGAt senators and Republican control of the Senate, it will accelerate. Next, the Republicans don't believe any of the crap about Senate traditions, decorum or anything else -- they only care ab…
A few quick comments: I disagree about a "slow decline." IMHO, it has been a fast decline since McConnell arrived, and with the arrival of more MAGAt senators and Republican control of the Senate, it will accelerate. Next, the Republicans don't believe any of the crap about Senate traditions, decorum or anything else -- they only care about power. Lastly, they will ignore the filibuster if it is inconvenient for them, and will blame the Democrats for "forcing the Republicans to ignore the cherished traditions of the Senate as laid out in the Constitution (not there)," They only care about worshiping tRump, the golden idol, answering to the demands of their billionaire overlords, and accumulating power to fuck us all over.
A few quick comments: I disagree about a "slow decline." IMHO, it has been a fast decline since McConnell arrived, and with the arrival of more MAGAt senators and Republican control of the Senate, it will accelerate. Next, the Republicans don't believe any of the crap about Senate traditions, decorum or anything else -- they only care about power. Lastly, they will ignore the filibuster if it is inconvenient for them, and will blame the Democrats for "forcing the Republicans to ignore the cherished traditions of the Senate as laid out in the Constitution (not there)," They only care about worshiping tRump, the golden idol, answering to the demands of their billionaire overlords, and accumulating power to fuck us all over.