Serious question (not answered here): What would it take to change Senate rules so that one rogue member can’t block appointments? And where is the majority leader?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/12/military-promotions-blocked-tuberville/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/12/military-promotions-blocked-tuberville/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most
This article is informative: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/15/1187530846/tuberville-senate-rules-abortion-military .
I wonder if McConnell can do anything. Such as support a GOP primary challenger. Because TT won’t be beaten by a Democrat.
Obviously the rules should be changed so that a lone dumbass who lives in the wrong state can’t imperil our military like this. There’s no reason why the confirmation process must take so long when 99 of the senators would approve a nominee without deliberation.
