| King Veto. |
+1 Youngkin is being a spiteful DB. That’s why Republicans love him. A feature, not a bug. |
Thank you for admitting that this is nothing but petty partisanship on Youngkin’s part with no substantive value or purpose. And it is noted that you did not deny Democrats had substantive reasons for opposing Wheeler’s nomination. |
Ds could have substantive reason to deny all R nominations. It’s not common practice tho. It was a departure from the usual. |
Departures from the usual can and should happen when there are significant substantive reasons for doing so. The Senate should not object to every nomination by a governor from the other party just for the sake of it (which Senate Dems did not do here, as they confirmed the vast majority of Youngkin’s nominees), because that would be spiteful. When there are significant substantive concerns about the fitness of a nominee, however, the Senate can and should thoroughly evaluate them and should not confirm the nominee if the concerns cannot be resolved, as Democrats did here with Wheeler. This is not some trifling detail, it’s a constitutionally-imposed responsibility. |
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Common practice isn’t to elect a Trumphumper but here we are.
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Ahh, of course! Those virtuous Democrats - not a spiteful bone in their body.
DP |
Sounds like you know an awful lot about being a spiteful DB. DP |
The last 6 years with MAGAs have been revealing. |
Long live the king and queen. May Queen Sears be Senator Sears after her term as Lt Gov and winning Gov! |
| It’s so sad how republicans have given up on democracy. |
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“If voters are to put their faith in elections, then electoral rules cannot be changed at the whim of a governor. For better or worse, Loudoun voters elected those officials to four-year terms in 2019. Their terms are up in 2023, when voters can throw them out of office if they wish. We can imagine Mr. Youngkin might be irked, with good reason, if Democrats in Richmond proposed that his own four-year term be abbreviated to three years.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/19/glenn-youngkin-cant-stop-stoking-divisions-virginia/?utm_campaign=wp_afternoon_buzz&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_buzz&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F36a1756%2F626066df80a88b6b5794dcd7%2F596bc2b7ae7e8a44e7dcaab7%2F35%2F54%2F626066df80a88b6b5794dcd7 |
| How can we recall Youngkin? |
You mean, like abbreviate his term? |
Yes, like sending him packing. Unpopular, illegitimate governor making bullshit policies that everyone hates. Get him out of there. |