Thread by @HeidiNBC

"History will haunt this raw exercise of political power," said @SenBlumenthal, who is calling for the #BarrettHearing to be delayed.

“Might does not make right. In your hearts, you know what’s happening here is not right, it’s not normal," he said.

Points: 1/

1. Nominee named before Ginsburg was buried.
2. Amid a pandemic that should be the priority. Naming ceremony became super spreader event.
3. Days before an election, unprecedented in modern history.
4. Amid news of more disclosures not on her forms.

5. Refused to recuse self from election-related rulings after Trump is suggesting he needs her seated in event of a disputed election.
6. Breaks with "McConnell" rule GOP invoked to block Dem. nominee Garland for 9 months, stating justices shouldn't be seated in election years.

7. After nominee declined to accept the following as fact:
a. Climate change exists.
b. A president can't delay an election. (Constitution says no)
c. A president can't pardon himself
d. or deny a woman the right to vote. (19th amendment).
d. Voting discrimination exists.
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Although the Elections Clause makes states primarily responsible for regulating congressional elections, it vests ultimate power in Congress.

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