Yea I'm not following here, syph. Warren broke the rules, we know that. But you're complaining about process while a literal racist is about to become the Attorney General. Warren couldn't stop the nom whether she read the letter or not, it had no bearing on his confirmation assuming republicans vote by party line.
Yes there are all types of things "both parties" could do about issues that relate to black people. Surely one of them would be doing anything to prevent or delay the Department of Justice from being run by a racist who has spent most of his life obstructing black people from voting. There is no grandstanding here on the part of Warren or anyone else. She's not protesting his views on taxes or some frivolous political issue that can be debated civilly at a later time. She read a letter that pointed out Sessions spent a lot of time preventing old black people from voting. How is that not relevant to the matter at hand, and how was it not effective when the story is literally blowing up right now.
I make process arguments sometimes (see: Black Lives Matter protests). But for the life of me I can't understand focusing your outrage on people who are reacting to being pushed into a corner or oppressed.
My complaint was admittedly quite narrow. I agree with everything you said except for the grandstanding. I'm not even really saying she shouldn't have read the letter, and again, I'm not disagreeing that it's relevant, I'm just saying Warren herself tweeting things like
"I spoke out about @SenatorSessions – until @SenateMajLdr McConnell decided to silence me."
or
"Tonight @SenateMajLdr silenced Mrs King's voice on the Sen floor - & millions who are afraid & appalled by what's happening in our country."
are meant to frame her as brave, and come off to me as disingenuous.
Again, I had an admittedly narrow complaint, and again, focused on Warren, and not on Sessions (who I dislike and do not support) or the relevancy of King's statements (which are enduringly relevant).
edit: apparently "enduringly" isn't a word...wat
