garland aside, the "nuclear option" is a major middle finger to the democratic majority in the u.s.
aside from the particulars of filling the vacancy on the court, should mcturtle use the "nuclear option" -- getting rid of the remaining filibuster power democrats currently hold to get gorsuch on the court, the move would completely solidify republican control of the federal government.
at the moment, republicans control the white house, the house, and the senate. democrats retain filibuster power in the senate, and we have effectively a 4-4 tie in the supreme court. that should have been a 5-4 majority had mcturtle not been such a jerk, but at least for now we have a 4-4 tie.
if mcturtle goes nuclear, republicans will control everything. we will lose our filibuster power in the senate and the court will go 4-5 in favor of republicans.
hillary beat donnie by nearly 3 million votes, massive media attention lavished on her opponent, insanely biased interference from the fbi director, espionage by the russians, etc.
in that context, taking away the last vestiges of power the democrats hold, reducing the will of the majority into a minority small enough to simply roll over, it inexcusably anti-democratic.
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