Nuclear No No

Hello My Dear Friends. Something amazing, and frightening, has happened in the US Senate today. The democratic majority has invoked the so-called "nuclear option" for executive branch and (non Supreme Court) judicial nominees, which changes the rules on the filibuster. Since the late 1700's, when Thomas Jefferson was President, it took a "super majority" in the senate, or 60 votes, to end a filibuster. Now, it will take a simple majority, or 51 votes. Why is this important? Because it eliminates the minority party's ability to block any Presidential nominations. That means, for instance, the President could now nominate, let's say, Ayo Kimathi as Head of DHS. Who? Mr. Kimathi is a DHS employee who's main job is to purchase weapons and ammunition for US Customs and Immigration Enforcement. He is (or was) also the author of a website called "War is on the Horizon". It has since been taken down but, before it was, it called for a "Great Race War" and the "Killing of White Americans". Remember that name. You'll be hearing it again. The point here is, in my humble opinion, it's a slippery slope. Today, the ability to filibuster executive branch and judicial nominees has been all but eliminated. How long will it be before that extends to Supreme Court nominees or questionable legislation? When you diminish the powers our Founding Fathers put in place; when you weaken the system of checks and balances; you put democracy itself in jeopardy. This is simply another power grab by the current majority. The trouble with that is, the current majority won't always be in charge. What happens when the other side holds the majority? Do you think the people who voted "yes" today will still think is a great idea when they're on the short end of the vote? Neither do I. Think there was gridlock before? Just wait. What a mess. What an incredible, unmitigated mess.
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