Thread compiling just some of McConnell/GOP's aggressive campaign of destruction against Senate bipartisanship, including the filibuster. When Democrats are in the minority, of course. https://twitter.com/chargrille/status/1352387086293233664
I forgot about McConnell/Grassley's outright & unilateral destruction 100+ year blue slip practice on nominations.

Never had any nominee been confirmed without blue slips from both home state senators. https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-10-11/mcconnell-to-end-senates-blue-slip-tradition
McConnell to End Senate’s ‘Blue Slip’ Tradition

The elimination of the longtime practice, by which senators could veto a judicial nominee from their home state, is seen as a way to fast-track conservative picks for federal judgeships.

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-10-11/mcconnell-to-end-senates-blue-slip-tradition
"That was the ironclad policy applied by the last Democratic chairman....heartening to Senate traditionalists. But it gave Republicans significant power to block Obama’s choices & keep seats open...one reason why Trump had so many judgeships to fill" https://www.rollcall.com/2018/05/30/gop-slips-past-another-senate-custom-and-democrats-turn-blue/
GOP Slips Past Another Senate Custom, and Democrats Turn Blue - Roll Call

The latest threat to what’s made the Senate the Senate for generations can be illustrated with a sheet of paper the color of cornflowers. First to go was the reverence for compromise. It went out the...

https://www.rollcall.com/2018/05/30/gop-slips-past-another-senate-custom-and-democrats-turn-blue/
"During the Obama Administration, Republicans blocked 18 judicial nominees through blue slips. During the Obama Administration, there were zero exceptions to the rule that both home state senators must approve a judicial nominee." https://www.afj.org/article/mcconnell-blue-slip-flip-flop-is-sheer-hypocrisy/
McConnell Blue Slip Flip-Flop Is "Sheer Hypocrisy" - AFJ

Washington, D.C., October 11, 2017 – In response to reports that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell intends to force his Senate Judiciary Chairman to cease the practice of honoring home-state...

https://www.afj.org/article/mcconnell-blue-slip-flip-flop-is-sheer-hypocrisy/
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