MSNBC’s O’Donnell: Republicans Forced Dems to ‘Abuse’ Reconciliation for Infrastructure
"But this comes after years of abuse in the Senate by Mitch McConnell forcing the Democrats into this position because there’s no other way to govern in the Senate now.â€
Note that O'Donnell defines "govern" as "Democrats getting their way." There is no mechanism for the Ds to get their way other than abusing procedures, so procedures be damned.
Did O'Donnell *ever* argue that McConnell was *forced by the Ds* to refuse a vote on Merrick Garland, or to push through a vote on Amy Coney Barrett, because there was "no other way to govern in the Senate now?"
The D/media collusion complex *defines* "legitimate government" as D control. Whatever is necessary for Ds to exercise control is legitimate, but no Constitutional procedure, no legal requirement, no election outcome can *ever* make R control legitimate government.
The D/media collusion complex is not about Constitutional liberty, individual freedom, consent of the governed, or the rule of law; it invokes those terms cynically in its pursuit of pure D power.