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Why do they feel the need to insult your intelligence like this? Why not just say "we& #39;re doing it because we like neoconfederates in charge of the Supreme Court and we have the votes?" I have an answer!

What they& #39;re actually doing here, of course, is "the Constitution formally permits what we& #39;re doing and we can do it, so fuck you." But there& #39;s a problem with admitting it, because this could become inconvenient in January 2021.

Exactly as formally permitted (and much more democratically justifiable!) as Donnie 46 Percent getting a midnight nominee confirmed: ending the filibuster DC/PR statehood, court expansion, and jurisdiction-stripping. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-mcconnell-s-supreme-court-plan-justifies-anything-democrats-do-ncna1240575">https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opi...

Barnett and his allies will be back to "but muh norms" mode if Dems retake the House and Senate in November, but sorry, no backsies. The Trump/McConnell Rule is "if you have the votes to do it you can do it" and that should be the rule in 2021.