{"id":82717,"date":"2020-10-06T02:07:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T23:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-virus-is-absolutely-no-reason-to-put-democracy-on-hold\/"},"modified":"2020-10-06T02:07:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T23:07:50","slug":"the-virus-is-absolutely-no-reason-to-put-democracy-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-virus-is-absolutely-no-reason-to-put-democracy-on-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"#The virus is absolutely no reason to put democracy on hold"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#The virus is absolutely no reason to put democracy on hold<\/strong>”
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\n Amid COVID, Americans \u2014 even kids \u2014 have managed OK with programs like Zoom and Google Meet. If they can, so can pols; no need to delay or cancel the nation\u2019s business due to new cases.<\/p>\n

Yet that was exactly what some demanded after President Trump, several of his aides and a few lawmakers tested positive for the virus over the past week.<\/p>\n

Scrap the remaining presidential debates and even Wednesday\u2019s square-off between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence, they insisted. \u201cNo way in HELL can debate commission allow Oct 15 debate to go forward,\u201d tweeted Washington Post Trump-hater Jennifer Rubin.<\/p>\n

Yet if Trump is well enough, there\u2019s no good reason to ditch that debate, let alone the Harris-Pence one. Planners can take ample steps to protect those involved.<\/p>\n

Democrats, meanwhile, want to call off next week\u2019s Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett. But they\u2019re transparently not really worried about the virus \u2014 insisting even virtual sessions are no-go.<\/p>\n

In March, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer backed holding remote sessions. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) saw no need to be \u201cphysically present\u201d; e-meetings would do.<\/p>\n

And plenty of judicial nominees have already app<\/a>eared remotely, while the Supreme Court has heard arguments online.<\/p>\n

Schumer & Co.\u2019s real motive is clear: They just want to stop Barrett any way they can.<\/p>\n

Sleaziest of all, though, is ex-FBI honcho Andrew McCabe: He refused to testify, even remotely, at a planned Senate hearing Tuesday into his agency\u2019s 2016 probe of the Trump campaign. The issues are too \u201ccomplex,\u201d his lawyer griped. Huh? Ex-FBI boss James Comey and ex-Deputy AG Sally Yates both testified virtually; ex-Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein even did so in person.<\/p>\n

Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham did wind up postponing the hearing, with four members out of town. But what exactly is McCabe trying to hide?<\/p>\n

Take all necessary steps to prevent folks from catching COVID, but don\u2019t put democracy on hold, especially in campaign season. We\u2019re forcing kids to do virtual schooling; pols can do their work remotely, too.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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