What I saw yesterday was absolutely insane and pathetic disregard...

[imanamerican63]

to our country, democracy, Justice Brown Jackson.

To watch the majority of the Republicans walk out of the Senate after the confirmation votes were tallied was astonishing. I can not recall the Democrats doing this ever and wtf, they could have done that after Kavanaugh was confirmed. But they had pride and the graciousness not to. History was made yesterday and yet again the GOBers will be on the wrong side of history. Just as they were when Obama was voted in, ill-fated Trump, January 6, 2021 and a few other times. We live in a time where media covers everything and just seeing what happened yesterday, sickened me to the core. It should have been a momentous day, yet the GOBers have to steal the show with their pathetic antics.

[BlueJac]

1. I was not shocked at the GQP....

That is who they are! The lowest form of political discourse! Pathetic excuse for human beings.

[madaboutharry]

2. It was disgraceful.

The behavior of the republicans was graceless, immature, and an affront to democracy.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I wasn't surprised at all.

1. Mitch McConnell, as Senate Majority Leader, refused to even schedule a vote, let alone hearings, for President Obama's nominee for the USSC, Merrick Garland -- 11 months before the end of his presidential term. McConnell claimed that "The People" should decide the next justice via the next general election.

2. Mitch McConnell, again as Senate Majority Leader, hastened and fast-tracked the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett six weeks before Joe Biden was to be inaugurated. Made up a new rule: The Senate can approve a new justice if the Senate and the President are the same political party, no matter how close a new administration will be installed.

3. Ironically, if McConnell hadn't changed the Senate Rules to remove the filibuster for voting for USSC justices, he could have held up the vote for KBJ.

4. "Allowing" even one justice who is sponsored by the Democratic Party to be installed, even as a replacement, is unbearable for McConnell and the Republicans. What they fear: the articulate and stinging dissents that will criticize anticipated conservative judicial activism from The Bench and poorly reasoned opinions that overturn precedent.

5. To Republicans, the concept of bipartisanship is essentially dead. Whatever Democrats want, they're against. Completely contrarian.

[jaxexpat]

4. Perfect summary, my friend.

In a world that's running out of novel commentary regarding the creeping treason, which is the GOP, you've done well.

[onetexan]

5. it's all about party over country w Mcconnell & most of the GOP senators. I'm listening to Jonathan

Swan's revealing interview of Moscow Mitch on Morning Joe. They showed long clips of him defending horrendous GOP candidates - MO's & Hershel Walker - 2 misogynistic, violent men, whom he called good candidates. This man has no moral bottom, as Swan repeatedly points out.

[PJMcK]

6. Agree with all of your points except No, 4

I don't think you're correct that Republicans fear the dissents that Justice Jackson may write in the future. They aren't afraid because they don't have any conscience. You cannot shame them as they don't care.

Perhaps the GOP's disgusting behavior over the past dozen years has simply shown the world that Republicans don't believe in democracy and equality. They crave power and money. They desire to preserve their white privilege. It's really that simple.

I don't even think they care about Justice Jackson's intellectual brilliance. Even if she does "show up" Kavanaugh or Barrett, they still have a solid conservative majority and can win most cases. Remember that Thomas' incompetence and partisanship hasn't stopped him once during his decades on the bench.

The scourge of the Republican Party will be with us until it self-implodes or most Americans finally rise up to say, "Enough!"

[area51]

11. +1 n/t

[onetexan]

47. Precisely, & the dark money keeping them going

[Novara]

7. court-packing

It's what the Rs have been doing and promise to keep doing if they should take over the Senate again. McConnell has blatantly said this himself.

They are packing the courts with political hacks who are there to do their bidding. Just look at the recent SCOTUS rulings and you'll see their activist judges are doing their political will for them, since they don't have majorities in either chamber.

And they have the GALL to criticize any judicial decision that doesn't go their way as "activist." They have the GALL to scream and whine about court-packing, when that's what they've been doing all along.

How the Democrats can't see this and DO SOMETHING is beyond me, man. I am sick and tired of them "playing fair." They need to get in the mud and wrestle with this pig.

The SCOTUS should have 15 term-limited justices. You serve for 20 years and you're done, thank you for your service. When your term is up, whoever is president appoints your replacement. It'll be done on a rotating bases so it's a crap-shoot regarding whether the replacement will be appointed by a D or an R. It's the only way to bring back legitimacy to the SCOTUS. Right now their reputation is in the toilet, and it's because of court-packing.

And I'm still pissed that Obama allowed McConnell to push him around with Garland. Garland would have made a fine SCOTUS justice. Obama could have pushed back and went ahead with the nomination. Of course it would have ended in the courts but constitutionally, Obama was on firm ground and McConnell was not. Now that McConnell got away with it, he'll do it again and again if he can. Grrrrrrrrrrr.

[exboyfil]

15. Hillary was going to win

You are right that the decision not to push especially since the Dems could have used it for a cudgel.

[Ferrets are Cool]

26. Well stated

[gab13by13]

8. They were upset because they need the SC

to rig elections, overturn elections, and create a white, "Christian," nationalist, minority rule country, whether that be crony democracy or autocracy.

[Novara]

9. I think McConnell rushed Justice I Like Beer and Justice Handmaiden's Tale because

He saw the writing on the wall and truly worried that Biden would win the presidency and they'd lose their majority in the Senate, which meant that they would need the activist SCOTUS to legislate from the bench.

And that is exactly what is happening.

[Meadowoak]

10. We should just start calling them what they really are, the SHAMELESS party!

[vlyons]

12. World's greatest sore losers

masquerading as Christians. How many of them of them have told their children to congratulate the winning atheletes at the end of a game lost? There is just no basic human decency amongst them. It's like Satan has captured their hearts and minds and filled them with hatred, envy, and stupidity.

[Cyrano]

13. Judge Jackson doesn't have to carry the

baggage that some of the most horrible people in the world voted to put her on the court.

She should wear the disdain Republicans have for her as a badge of honor.

[Mr. Sparkle]

14. For a party that has a race image problem, this doesn't help.

[Raster]

18. The GQP* has fully become THE PARTY of racism.

That was settled with Atwater*s "Southern strategy" that actively embraced AND EXACERBATED the worst of the racism in the South to win votes.

A great deal of pointed disrespect WAS PURPOSEFULLY heaped upon a fiercely intelligent #BlackWoman, now elevated to the highest court in the land, who EARNED HER PLACE because of HER QUALIFICATIONS and CAPABILITIES, not because of her color, but in spite of her color. Finally, the mantle of Justice Thurgood Marshall has a most worthy recipient.

Every Republican* that walked out should be ashamed.

[Raster]

19. The GQP* has fully become THE PARTY of racism.

That was settled with Atwater*s "Southern strategy" that actively embraced AND EXACERBATED the worst of the racism in the South to win votes.

A great deal of pointed disrespect WAS PURPOSEFULLY heaped upon a fiercely intelligent #BlackWoman, now elevated to the highest court in the land, who EARNED HER PLACE because of HER QUALIFICATIONS and CAPABILITIES, not because of her color, but in spite of her color. Finally, the mantle of Justice Thurgood Marshall has a most worthy recipient.

Every Republican* that walked out should be ashamed.

[Joinfortmill]

16. The Republican Party is a fascist party. We need to act accordingly

No more playing nice, folks, if you want to save our democracy.

[Snarkoleptic]

17. Such a disrespectful and digusting display from the GQP.

They like to mumble about "virtue signalling", so I think what they display is "virtue deficit".

[Farmer-Rick]

20. All GOPer Senators are a**holes

Just think of them as perpetually pouting Karens. They will crawl to get to that lowest petty behavior that pops into their tiny little pouty brains.

They are very foolish and stupid. No one will ever see their sore loser attitude as a proud moment in history. It will forever stain the back of all GOP senators' pants.

Just sit back, watch, laugh, never expect better, never immitate and never vote for them, ever. And don't ever believe their lies and their Putin propaganda.

[flying_wahini]

21. Mitt Romney made me kind of sad & happy when the others left.

I don’t care for all his policies but he did the right thing and I hope we can use him to
win other stragglers over. He could even start a trend. Maybe.

[MustLoveBeagles]

40. +1

[Turbineguy]

22. It was disgraceful

in keeping with their platform.

[sop]

23. It's what their voters demand of them.

[NoMoreRepugs]

37. THIS. They obey the base.

[2naSalit]

24. They hate us for our freedom.

Same as it ever was.

[Aussie105]

25. Just put them down in your estimation as entitled old white men

who throw a sulk when their self-imposed status of dominance and superiority is threatened.

Of course, the media thrive on this sort of thing, but it's just a bunch of immature males being sulky sooks.

I'm sure Brett needs more beer now. lol

[FakeNoose]

27. Well ... maybe

For sure they were rude, because the Repukes knew they were beaten even before the votes were taken. At least they attended the session - that is, all but 2 who couldn't be bothered to dress properly.

It's just another display of 5-year old's throwing a temper tantrum. The Repukes who got up and left reminded me of naughty children who missed their naptime.

The truth is that Judge Jackson is better qualified to sit on the SCOTUS bench than ALL THREE of their recent candidates. For most of us it brought tears and smiles to see Justice Jackson being elected to SCOTUS in that historic event.

[Mad_Machine76]

28. The Jackson hearings (and this)

need to be waved furiously in front of people when the Republicans try to pull their "Republicans are good for African-Americans/People of Color" schtick, thinking that people will forget stuff like this.

[Pobeka]

29. What you saw was a very LARGE dog whistle to the GOP racist constituency:

"We see you and support your views" was the message in the whistle.

[NJCher]

41. That's it.

Right there.

[live love laugh]

30. Nothing's "legit" but them.

[lpbk2713]

31. They have no respect for the democratic process.

Nor do they have any respect for the Congress they are a part of.

High school civics students are saying "shame on you".

[lame54]

32. They didn't steal anything...

For once

[wnylib]

44. I agree. They did not steal the moment.

Justice Brown Jackson does not need their approval. She stands out on her accomplishments and exceptional qualifications no matter how they act.

It was a great moment for her and the nation. Nothing changes that.

[Efilroft Sul]

33. Has anybody asked Senator Tim Scott why he joined the White Walkers?

As with any Republican, Scott never fails to not rise to the moment.

[Hotler]

34. F--k their feels. I'm not shocked, they've always acted like this.

Not a bit of class or manners among them.

[LowerManhattanite]

35. If the execrable Clarence croaks before a turnover in the Senate...

…the vast majority of the QOP will stop showing up entirely to hope to deny a quorum to allow for hearings for a replacement to even take place.

Watch and see.

[AllaN01Bear]

36. major dunkoffs left the builing. good riddance . crybabies .

[Skittles]

38. they were performing for their racist base

fucking sickening

[Martin68]

39. They truly do not understand or respect the democratic system of government. They are also racists.

[Kablooie]

42. I worry that these antics will become the new normal.

Then they won't be on the wrong side of history.

When all decorum and honor is discarded in favor of childish insults and indulgences the upcoming generation may not even understand why there used to be decorum and honor.

[Straw Man]

43. As one of my co-workers was fond of saying ...

"Suck it up, Buttercup."

I've never seen a more pathetic bunch of sore losers in my life.

[Demovictory9]

45. nothing surprises me anymore.

[Marcuse]

46. Nt

[Emile]

48. The only thing that surprised me was they were not giving

the White Power hand signal when they walked out!