Influence Mitch McConnel had over choice of Supreme court justices

Used procedural power to significantly shape Court's composition.

Merrick Garland (2016) - McConnell refused hearings or vote on Obama nominee - seat open til Trump got Neil Gorsuch in 2017.
and 3 or 4 more, research or ask AI

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Influence Mitch McConnel had over choice of Supreme court justices

Used procedural power to significantly shape Court's composition.

Merrick Garland (2016) - McConnell refused hearings or vote on Obama nominee - seat open til Trump got Neil Gorsuch in 2017.
& 3 more justices

Political calculation - Court appointments energize the Repub base and represent lasting legacy achievements
Institutional power - Demonstrating the Senate Majority Leader's ability to shape the judiciary
McConnell himself has called his handling of judicial appointments his proudest achievement.

His motivations likely included:

Ideological goals - Creating a conservative Supreme Court majority that would shape law for decades
Republican Party priorities - The Court's composition is a major concern for conservative voters on issues like abortion, gun rights, and regulatory power
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Amy Coney Barrett (2020) - McConnell rushed Barrett's confirmation in Oct 2020, weeks before the election while voting was already underway.

Brett Kavanaugh (2018) - McConnell pushed the confirmation through despite controversy, keeping his caucus unified.

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EVERYTHING you know - YOU learned. What was once news - is now advertising for one side or the other. Companies learned that advertising works - "Wheaties, the Breakfast of Champions", etc sold a lot of cereal. Billionaires took that a step further and began buying Radio and TV conglomerates.

Amazon now has more than 1 million robots in its facilities—nearly matching the number of human warehouse workers, as the company employs about 1.56 million people globally, most of whom work in warehouses

Hercules robots can lift and transport up to 1,250 pounds of inventory.
Pegasus robots that use precision conveyor belts to handle individual packages
Proteus, mobile robot navigates open areas alongside employees while moving heavy carts
Vulcan, robot with touch sensitivity.

It's about to get far worse. "valuations of AI startups are predicated on idea this technology has the power to eliminate the very need for human labor. And the business of layoffs is very lucrative."
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here it is
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Too many replies here suggesting he is unique. He and MANY others are being groomed. There's a post here on bsky Fox news host saying "homeless? lethal injection, just kill them". They are using AI to track all of us. I'm getting seriously worried.

Here is a nice compilation of his viewpoints:

Welcome to 1984. Big brother informs us all.