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Summary
Kurt Schlichter writing in Downhill accuses democrats of constitutional violations, political malfeasance and character flaws to make the case for true conservatives to aggressively assert their power; beginning with invoking the "nuclear option*" to affirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.*The nuclear option is the phrase Senator Harry Reid used to describe the rule change allowing the Senate to approve presidential nominees by a simple majority rather than a two-thirds vote.
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"The libs need to suffer some more, so the GOP must move aggressively and without mercy to place as many reliable conservatives on the bench as we can. Let the battle cry sound fourth {sic} across this land!Hiroshima!
Nagasaki!
Gorsuch!"
Understanding
Schlichter's screed reminds me of the line Karl Hess wrote for Sen. Barry Goldwater's speech accepting the Republican nomination for president in 1964 -
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.”
Schlichter is clear in his conviction that our courts should be politically neutral, but if that is not possible, the judiciary should be conservative defenders of the constitution. OK, that's a reasonable position, but I wonder why he chose such spiteful rhetoric for this commentary? He sounds like someone outside the boardroom trying to get noticed. In fact, his team occupies all the seats of power, so why do they have to be ruthless?
It feels like there is a strain of vengeance animating the opinions, and perhaps the policies, of some in the Republican party. To the extent that is true, moderation will be the most effective response.
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