The two parties are the same

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19. No, because if they blocked nominees for partisan reasons

There would be no one on the Supreme Court. They are supposed to vote based on judicial competence, not ideology. If they imposed that test, Obama would have gotten NONE of his justices through because the Republicans would have filibustered them. Do you seriously want a government that functions even less than the one we have today because that is what you are advocating?

And what is it that you are seeking to change? I see a lot of determination to shoot down the Democratic Party. which serves to pave the way for GOP victory, even if that is not the intent. I saw your post about "policy." What "ideas" or policy are advanced? How does the cult of personality for Snowden, Greenwald or Warren or the hatred for Obama accomplish anything? What is accomplished by calling someone authoritarian who suggests Greenwald might not be a saint or points out that Assange is an accused rapist? What policy does that advance? Obsessing over one individual or another isn't policy. It's a determination to avoid thought or discussion about policy. If the people who so despise the Democratic Party have proposed action of any kind, I haven't seen it. I've seen a lot of hand wringing and determination that nothing will change, that nothing can be done. The more nihilistic, the better people like it. That is anything but policy or activism.