jimboston wrote:I’ve replied with proper etiquette as requested in an attempt to start over.
Thank you for mostly being civil. We are headed in the right direction, for sure.
jimboston wrote:If you can agree to basic facts and we use a common language and avoid extreme statements.
Sure, we both speak English and I don't make extreme statements without providing an explanation.
jimboston wrote:You are asking a question unrelated to my complaint.
Aside from all of the insults, your statement "
No... because you fail to admit facts are facts." was your complaint, no? Your below response doesn't address which "facts" you are claiming I ignore.
jimboston wrote:My complaint about your post was the use of the word “extremely” to describe how these two situations differ. I proposed the word “materially different” (instead of “extremely different”) as you can at least make an argument that the differences are sufficient to warrant a different action.
I would disagree with that point... but that is where the debate lies.
If someone starts the discussion with adjectives like “extremely” where they unwarranted then you’ve already positioned yourself such that you’ve left no room for a conversation. Do you ‘cede that the situations are differently, possibly material, but not extremely so?
You're hung up on the word "extremely" I used?

(Adverb, btw)
I mean, choose from any of the list below to best help you understand what I was trying to say:
- very
- awfully
- morbidly
- severely
- extraordinarily
- hugely
- highly
- drastically
Or you could look up extremely in the
thesaurus, some of the above words should show up in there.
If you're hung up because I am using the words "extremely different" versus "somewhat different" then you are playing a semantics game with yourself, and I don't think I can help you with that but by only trying to help you see my idea either better or in a different way.
Since you don't accept me repeating Saxi's viewpoint, even though I completely agree with him, I will give you my analysis on the situation we currently have, and why i chose to use the word
extremely.
THE FOUR PARAMETERS OF A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NOMINATION:1.
Which person is being nominated to the Supreme Court?This factor will, for the most part, never be the same. In 2016, Merrick Garland was nominated, and in 2020, Amy Coney Barrett is being nominated. This factor is also the least relevant in regards to our discussion. VERY DIFFERENT, BUT NOT VERY RELEVANT.
2.
Who is the current President?This factor is very important. In 2016, Barrack Obama (Democrat) was the sitting President, in the last year of his term. In 2020, Donald Trump (Republican) is the sitting President, and is in the last year of his first term, seeking re-election. VERY DIFFERENT.
3.
Which parties are in the majority in the Senate?This factor is the most important and the most intricate. In 2016, Republicans controlled the Senate after flipping in the mid-term election from the Democrats in 2014. They have controlled the Senate since this point, and in 2020, they still hold the Senate majority. In 2016, the President and the Senate were divided (a.k.a., did not belong to the same party). In 2020, the President and the Senate are not divided. DIFFERENT.
4.
At which time during the current President's Administration does the nomination take place?This factor is also not very relevant. In 2016, Obama nominated in February/March during his last year, and Trump has nominated in September during the last year in his first term. The only similarity here is that both Presidents made nominations in an election year. Time at which a Supreme Court nomination occurs is mostly irrelevant because historical precedent is that nominees have been confirmed at any stage of a President's Administration. SOMEWHAT SIMILAR, BUT NOT VERY RELEVANT.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN:The two most important factors are the President and the Senate. All three branches of government are there to keep each other in balance and in check. When the 2014 mid-term elections happened, the American Public voted to change the Senate to a Republican majority. Thus, the American Public wanted a check and balance to Obama. This is ultimately what Mitch McConnel said. He said there would be no confirmation hearings until the new President had been elected (this seems to imply that confirmation hearings would continue after a new President was elected, regardless of which political party they were a part of). He said this in February/March. The government was divided and the current President was on his way out.
Right now, the American Public voted in 2018 mid-term elections to keep the Republicans in the Senate majority. The American Public voted to keep the Senate and the President in alignment. The government is not divided currently and the current President is seeking re-election.
Because the 2016 nomination and the 2020 nomination do not have a lot in common, the phrase
extremely different applies here.