In the wake of the Democrats successfully weaponizing the justice system against not only Donald Trump but all of their political enemies, Republicans in Congress acted like they were ready to finally get tough on the Democrats. And boy, did I want to believe they were serious.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) unveiled a “three-pronged” strategy to the Republican caucus. It was meant to counteract the Democrats' weaponization of the government against Trump and interference with the presidential election.
“We’re going to do everything we can, everything within our scope of our responsibility in the Congress, to address it appropriately," Johnson said. "We’re working on a three-pronged approach: through the appropriations process, legislative process, and oversight. All those things will be happening vigorously.”
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This came in the wake of ten Republican senators declaring they would not cooperate with Democrats on various business matters, citing the Justice Department's alleged weaponization against Donald Trump.
“Strongly worded statements are not enough,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) insisted. "Those who turned our judicial system into a political cudgel must be held accountable. We are no longer cooperating with any Democratic legislative priorities or nominations, and we invite all concerned Senators to join our stand."
And yet, it seems like strongly worded statements are all we're going to get.
On Tuesday, ta mere five days after Trump was convicted in a rigged trial, the Senate confirmed Judge Tanya Monique Jones Bosier as an associate judge on the Superior Court of D.C. with a 57-41 vote. All 41 opposing votes came from Republicans, but seven Republican senators broke ranks to join Democrats and independents in confirming President Joe Biden's nominee.
The seven GOP senators who voted to confirm Biden's nominee were Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), James Lankford (Okla.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Mitt Romney (Utah), Mike Rounds (S.D.), and Thom Tillis (N.C.)
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Several of these senators are the usual Republicans we have come to expect disappointment from. And frankly, that's the problem. They'll always be accomplices for the Democrats, giving the Republican seal of approval to nominees who don't deserve bipartisan support and thwarting efforts to put any real pressure on Democrats. It's true that the nominee would have been confirmed anyway, but that just shows how the Republican caucus in the Senate can't be relied upon to do anything to fight back against the Democrats' lawfare strategy.
I wanted to believe that Republicans were going to be serious about putting pressure on Democrats. I was skeptical, of course, yet I had hope. I just really wanted to believe.
Unfortunately, it's clear that we don't have enough Republicans willing to take a stand against the Democrats' abuse of power. At this point, the best we can hope for is that Trump wins in November, because we know he'll do something about it.
