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Seth Meyers: Rudy Giuliani and Lindsey Graham Lead Trump's Incompetent Coup Attempt

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jamesfirecat11/19/2020 8:50:33 am PST

re: #268 Hecuba’s daughter

If the Republicans retain control of the Senate and refuse to confirm ANY Biden appointment, how can Biden operate? How can anything be accomplished? How can there be investigations if members of the DOJ are going to be evicted every 200 days? This is terrifying. McConnell proved that during the Obama administration he could stop any Obama judicial appointments and now he is leading the way for a repeat performance on a grander scale. There isn’t a single Republican who will not use McConnell as a role model for obstruction.

My guess is that is one way McConnell may force Biden to capitulate. It’s one thing if the Democrats have control of the Senate — but without that, given that Trump has decapitated so many departments, Biden may find it impossible to govern at all. His election slowed down the destruction of our democracy — but it’s still going forward.

GOP delenda est. But that’s not sufficient. After all, Newmax and OAN have proved there are worse alternatives to Faux News. This is a continuing nightmare, even though Trump may not have yet succeeded in his coup, McConnell is running with it.

Simply use temporary appointments the same way Trump did.

If there’s a 200 day limit, replace them with a different temporary person for one day, then bring the original temporary person back for another 200 day span and repeat as many times as needed. I really doubt there’s a law against a person serving multiple temporary appointments.