Damien

Yeah. The filibuster is another mechanism of American politics I don't understand. It should just be removed. The Democrats doing in 2013 may have backfired but then they shouldn't be allowed to filibuster this nominee all the way until the election anyway, plus nothing would stop the Republicans from getting rid of it either. If the Senate is Republican then thems the breaks.

America seems to love these arbitrary ways they have to block elected politicians from doing stuff. Same with the fact any law congress does actually pass can be litigated all the way to the Supreme Court who themselves seem to be able to do their own little bit of legislating from the bench based on the political learnings of lifetime appointments. The timing of when these justices die can impact the nation for decades to come.

I do like the American system for sheer drama and the mechanisms of how the Government works make for interesting scenarios but I am becoming more convinced it's a bizarre way to run a country. I may not like the recent results of our elections but at the system allows things to happen.