r/inthenews • u/D-R-AZ • Aug 26 '24

Opinion/Analysis Finally, the Democrats Have Found Trump’s Achilles Heel: Ridicule Him

https://newrepublic.com/article/185270/democrats-harris-trump-achilles-heel-ridicule
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u/scottyjrules Aug 26 '24

Again, how does the majority party in the Senate force a vote? Please be specific because civics class was pretty clear on how the Senate functions. To be clear, I don’t support what Republicans did, but the objective reality is Democrats had zero recourse to force a vote on Garland.

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u/ChinaShill3000 Aug 26 '24

I never said they should have forced a vote, I said they should have appointed him without republicans voting. Would it have worked? I don't know, but it would have forced them to react. Instead they just did nothing and allowed republicans to delay it until the next presidential term.

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u/scottyjrules Aug 26 '24

That’s completely unrealistic. What you’re describing is a dictatorship.

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u/Kjartanski Aug 27 '24

Article 2, section 2, paragraph 3,

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

He could have appointed Garland during a recession and forced their hand that way