After
being forced to swallow the actions of the Senate Majority Leader, our
own Senator McConnell, who refused to bring the nomination of Merrick
Garland to the floor for a vote we are now being asked to swallow a
person who is to the right of even Justice Scalia. One that is young
enough to sit on the court for 30 years, maybe longer. As Democrats, we
have swallowed many injustices brought by the reactionary right and
this one is particularly hard to swallow. Of course, the
election of Donald Trump with the help of lies fostered by a foreign
antagonist, was hard to swallow also. What it shows through the actions
of Senator McConnell and the election is that it seems impossible to
govern with honor. The reactionary right has no qualms about denying
the opposition the right to vote and forcing favorable conditions for a
vote they want. By their actions they have denied the voice of the
people to be heard and the consequences will last a lifetime. For
people of my age the question is "what can we do to offset the
dishonorable conditions without sacrificing our own honor?" "What can
we do to return the debate to the American People rather than entrenched
corporate interests and deep pocket libertarians?" Chances are we are
going to lose this battle but in doing so we will witness the
culmination of one of the most disdainful acts of the U.S. Senate and
Senator Mitch McConnell. Formerly known for statesmen like Henry Clay,
Alben Barkley and John Sherman Cooper now Kentucky will be associated
with the ignominy of Mitch McConnell.
being forced to swallow the actions of the Senate Majority Leader, our
own Senator McConnell, who refused to bring the nomination of Merrick
Garland to the floor for a vote we are now being asked to swallow a
person who is to the right of even Justice Scalia. One that is young
enough to sit on the court for 30 years, maybe longer. As Democrats, we
have swallowed many injustices brought by the reactionary right and
this one is particularly hard to swallow. Of course, the
election of Donald Trump with the help of lies fostered by a foreign
antagonist, was hard to swallow also. What it shows through the actions
of Senator McConnell and the election is that it seems impossible to
govern with honor. The reactionary right has no qualms about denying
the opposition the right to vote and forcing favorable conditions for a
vote they want. By their actions they have denied the voice of the
people to be heard and the consequences will last a lifetime. For
people of my age the question is "what can we do to offset the
dishonorable conditions without sacrificing our own honor?" "What can
we do to return the debate to the American People rather than entrenched
corporate interests and deep pocket libertarians?" Chances are we are
going to lose this battle but in doing so we will witness the
culmination of one of the most disdainful acts of the U.S. Senate and
Senator Mitch McConnell. Formerly known for statesmen like Henry Clay,
Alben Barkley and John Sherman Cooper now Kentucky will be associated
with the ignominy of Mitch McConnell.
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