Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is blocking hundreds of military nominations, bemoaned the fact that the military is “struggling” to fill its personnel needs.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is blocking hundreds of military nominations, bemoaned the fact that the military is “struggling” to fill its personnel needs.
I still do not understand why a singular Senator has this power. It doesn’t make any sense and the technical reason hasn’t even been explained to me.
Here’s an explanation: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/15/1187530846/tuberville-senate-rules-abortion-military
The TLDR is that the Senate has fucking stupid rules and nobody wants to change them because they all want to have the power to do the same thing.
That was a fantastic read. Very concise, yet thorough.