On Tuesday, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) gave what essentially amounted to a civics lesson during the confirmation hearings for SCOTUS pick Brett Kavanaugh.
First, Sasse spoke directly to Kavanaugh, noting that while he is undoubtedly qualified, members of the Senate and outsiders protesting have been acting as though this is the end of the republic. He added that the protests aren’t actually about Kavanaugh himself, rather, they are a response to the fact that our understanding of the way in which American government works has been skewed:
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