From a theoretical perspective, I 100% agree that your suggestion is the best course of action. Hell, I think that up until 2008 that would have been a move that could have shifted some Republican votes through shame alone.
Sadly, we're now in such a polarized media environment that Republicans can't be shamed to do the right thing, becau…
From a theoretical perspective, I 100% agree that your suggestion is the best course of action. Hell, I think that up until 2008 that would have been a move that could have shifted some Republican votes through shame alone.
Sadly, we're now in such a polarized media environment that Republicans can't be shamed to do the right thing, because the likes of Fox News will either refuse to cover the issue (they barely covered the defamation settlement) or will outright lie to their viewers.
And the way the Republicans handled the Dem effort to have Feinstein temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee is a good roadmap to how they would handle an expulsion vote.
In that instance, Republicans voted against temporarily replacing Feinstein and cited ridiculous arguments where they seem to be claiming that Feinstein is being unfairly pressured to leave the committee.
This piece is chock-full of ridiculous Republican arguments for denying the temporary replacement:
From a theoretical perspective, I 100% agree that your suggestion is the best course of action. Hell, I think that up until 2008 that would have been a move that could have shifted some Republican votes through shame alone.
Sadly, we're now in such a polarized media environment that Republicans can't be shamed to do the right thing, because the likes of Fox News will either refuse to cover the issue (they barely covered the defamation settlement) or will outright lie to their viewers.
And the way the Republicans handled the Dem effort to have Feinstein temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee is a good roadmap to how they would handle an expulsion vote.
In that instance, Republicans voted against temporarily replacing Feinstein and cited ridiculous arguments where they seem to be claiming that Feinstein is being unfairly pressured to leave the committee.
This piece is chock-full of ridiculous Republican arguments for denying the temporary replacement:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republicans-block-temporary-replacement-for-sen-feinstein-on-judiciary-committee