How on earth can one rethug senator, tuberville, block the confirmation of US army officials?

[akbacchus_BC]

Is this chicken shit telling adversaries of the US that its open season on the US? No matter if the US has flaws, it provides sanctuary for the most vulnerable people seeking a new life legally or even if they are illegal. I honestly love the US but this divide that started from Regan culminating with the election of trump is so devastating to the US and the world at large. I just feel like crying. Most countries of the world look up to America for its democracy, guidance and stability.

[JohnSJ]

1. My question is what is wrong with Alabama that they would vote this idiot in, and according

to various polls, most veterans vote republican, only 29% identified as Democratic, and 45% of active duty troops are republican.

https://www.thesoldiersproject.org/percentage-of-the-us-military-is-conservative/

[akbacchus_BC]

2. I always thought that most army people were democrats. I know first hand of one army

veteran who got injured in Iraq and cannot get any benefits. Well, I hope they vote for President Biden next year, otherwise, if the chicken shit wins, he will be hobnobbing with dictators. I wish the founding fathers of the US haunt his ass. This clown is not giving up, that is the difference between rethugs and Dems. Dems give up too quickly.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

3. Nope

It varies by branch, but most of the military lean right. Some far right. Combat units have a lot of rwnj's in my experience. The Army is better balanced then the Marines but that was noticably changing when i got out in 2012. The Marines seem to be tilted heavily right. And the Air Force, particularly the Air Force Academy, have/had a lot of Christian evangelicals running things(there was big story in the mid 2000s on this).

[former9thward]

5. I believe the Army was more reflective of the American public when we had the draft.

During those years the Marines, Navy and Air Force always had far more enlisted as a percent than the Army. I say that as someone who enlisted in the Air Force.

[Midnight Writer]

4. Tyranny of the minority. Arcane Senate rules need to be scrapped or modified.

[Autumn]

6. Any Senator can do it. It's a senate rule, most are to decent to do it though

[lindysalsagal]

7. When the whole party is corrupt and held hostage by fascists

[msongs]

8. because dems and repubs created senate rules that allow this and blue slips, holds, etc nt