Mitch McConnell did so much to destroy our democracy that it’s hard to pick just one thing. But Josh Marshall says this is the worst:

"These days you often hear reporters and commentators saying matter of factly that legislation requires 60 votes in the Senate. This is truly McConnell’s greatest accomplishment. People say this like it’s in the Constitution, like the two-thirds requirement for conviction at impeachment or to approve a treaty. (1/2)

@JamesGleick

Remember Harry Reid?

He screwed up too.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_option

Nuclear option - Wikipedia

@SpaceLifeForm @JamesGleick Much like the Republicans impeaching Clinton knowing they could not remove him, lead to the Democrats impeaching Trump, knowing they could not remove him, just as COVID was getting a foothold in the USA.

And that lead to the modern-day Cadaver Synod of impeaching an ex-president.

Once you throw out the rules of fair play in any game, bringing them back is much harder.