Assessing The Wake of Legislative Hiroshima

The nuclear option, which was triggered by Harry Reid last Thursday, is always characterized by the “puppet press,” but never described. And there is good reason for this.  The nuclear option is nothing but an exercise in fraud. A majority of senators stand up and vote for a reading of the Senate rules that is absolutely palpably factually untrue and that everyone knows is untrue.  It is like voting that black is white. But it is successful because the lie is enforced by absolute brute force.

In this case, 52 Democrats successfully overturned the ruling of the Chair that 60 senators were required to shut down debate on a nomination — even though 60 senators were clearly required to shut down debate on a nomination. Like you can keep your insurance, it is the most recent step in the employment of demonstrable, indisputable fraud for the purpose of achieving legislative gains.

You’ll notice the evidence that the perpetrators understand that they are liars and frauds: Originally, the nuclear option could, supposedly, only be invoked the first legislative day of Congress. Then, after the first day had passed, only for executive branch nominees.  Now it applies to virtually all executive and judicial nominees. . . . ‘please click here for the rest of the post’