Earlier this week, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an op-ed entitled, The Jan. 6 Committee Has Already Blown It . I have long followed his editorials, and universally tend to agree with him. This time, I think he has missed the mark. Essentially, Brooks said that the Committee has a chance to save Democracy, but seems to be distracted by small-minded thinking, like nailing Donald Trump and winning the mid-term elections. He specifically mentioned that this group has to insure that the confirmation process on 6 January 2025 and 6 January 2029 revert back to those of 2017 and before. Of course Democrats have continuing Democracy as an ultimate goal. However, to get there you need to ascertain a majority. The current edge they have in the House and Senate is minimal. To countermand what is happening in Republican states regarding election day processing and preserve the electoral process you need more Democrats in both ch...
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