Broken hip, broken democracy
that the votes were there for Sohn’s confirmation. On the other side, the White House has been in no hurry to speed the process along, taking a year to nominate Sohn and leaving many of the Republican attacks unanswered.
In fairness, the White House has a lot on its plate. We’re still in a pandemic, the economy is melting down, and the last month has been spent shepherdingthrough Congress. But with an election coming in November, Democrats may not have their Senate majority for much longer. Every week that passes — either because of priorities like gun control or injuries like Leahy’s broken hip — is another missed chance.
We shouldn’t be flip-flopping between Title II and Telecom Purge Night every time a new party takes the White House To state the obvious: it should never have gotten this far. We shouldn’t be flip-flopping between Title II and Telecom Purge Night every time a new party takes the White House. Presidents shouldn’t face a party-line blockade just to appoint regulators sympathetic to their views. And most alarming, we shouldn’t be resting the entire standoff on the physical health of an octogenarian, such that he feels pressure to rush back to work instead of taking time to fully recover.
But this is how American government works, so there is nothing to do but hope the nomination comes through under the wire — and pray for Sen. Leahy’s speedy recovery.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
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