“You can also make a case that Obama may violate the norm, say the Senate failed their recommendation and consent, and appoint him anyway and see regardless of the fuck occurs. Combat!” Stewart mentioned. “However they simply went, ‘Oh we by no means heard of that rule, however, uh OK.’”
4 years later, Republicans quickly stuffed a Supreme Court docket emptiness despite the fact that it was lower than two months earlier than the election.
“They didn’t give a fuck!” Stewart mentioned, then provided some blunt recommendation to Democrats.
“You guys be the loophole guys that determine how one can get shit carried out,” he urged. “As a result of [Republicans] don’t give a fuck about your norms. They’ll exploit any loophole.”
Stewart mentioned he thought Democrats would’ve realized from Trump’s first time period in workplace. As a substitute, they’ve gone again to guidelines and norms.
He provided up a visible demonstration of the place that leads, combating a needle and thread to indicate how Democrats wrestle to get something carried out as they observe guidelines and respect norms.
“In the meantime, the Republicans are available, and all they need to do is finger-bang a doughnut,” he mentioned, after which did precisely that.
Test it out in his Monday evening monologue:
