Re: GOP Lawmakers Used to Oppose Trump’s Embrace of Russia. No More.
Democrats seem to want to put all the blame onto Trump and yes, he is to blame for his crimes. But even worse than Trump committing crimes are the republicans who are aiding and abetting his committing crimes and even more, trying to keep Trump in the White House despite the fact that they know very well that he will continue to do things that are unconstitutional and a threat to this country.
Why would any of these Senators still protect Trump if they know that? That question has been asked by thousands of people and nobody can really pin down the reason for their blind allegiance to Trump, no matter what he does. Everyone assumes it's because each of them is just trying to save themselves and keep his or her job in Congress.
This is what I believe, I may be totally wrong but it's the only good reason that I can come up with to justify their denial of facts. I think this all begins with Mitch McConnell, not Trump. I believe the power lies behind Mitch McConnell.
Republicans have nominated and passed 171 Federal judges since 2017 and will try to get ten more nominees confirmed to the federal bench by the next election. If people aren't following these appointments closely, which most aren't, they wouldn't know that many of these judges are being confirmed against the advice of the American Bar Assoc.
Two days ago, Sarah Pitlyk age 42, was rated unqualified by the American Bar Association. Pitlyk is a former appellate law clerk for now-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh who works for the Thomas More Society, the “national public interest law firm dedicated to restoring respect in law for life, family, and religious liberty.” According to the ABA, "her experience to date has a very substantial gap, namely the absence of any trial or even real litigation experience." So this young woman, at 42 years of age, despite the ABA stating she is not qualified to be confirmed as a federal judge, was confirmed and will have a job as a federal judge for the rest of her life. There's another confirmation hearing for appeals court nominee Andrew Brasher. If confirmed, the 38-year-old would be among the youngest circuit court judges. He has received a 'qualified' grade from the ABA.
Mitch McConnell is setting up federal judges that are right and even far-right conservatives that will sit on the bench for the remainder of their lives. Ultimately this will change the laws in this country exponentially and permanently. It's a power grab unlike any seen before and it's all because of Mitch McConnell. He has stalled more than 500 bills in the Senate and he's taking candidates for federal judgeship's on the recommendation of the Heritage Foundation.
The Heritage Foundation is basically a conservative think-tank and one of the most influential conservative public policy organizations in the United States. The Heritage Foundation was a major influence on the presidential transition of Donald Trump and the Trump administration.The foundation had a powerful say in the staffing of the administration. The Heritage Foundation rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. The Heritage Foundation is one of many climate change denial organizations that have been funded by Exxon Mobil.
The Heritage Foundation - Wikipedia
So the bottom line in my way of thinking is that Mitch McConnell and the other republicans are willing to put up with Trump, try to do damage control when they can, lie and cover up when they can't and keep him in office as long as possible. All this for control of the federal courts for 20, 30, 40 or even 50 years. I think that to men like Mitch McConnell he would see that as a 'noble cause' and feel good about himself and totally unapologetic for Trump.