The word you're looking for is 'norms' not 'precedent' (since this wasn't a court case). And yes, I agree, the norms have gotten way shittier over recent decad

The word you're looking for is 'norms' not 'precedent' (since this wasn't a court case). And yes, I agree, the norms have gotten way shittier over recent decades. Both sides participated in this, back to the character assassination of Robert Bork, and the dems reneging on their promises around the Reagan migrant amnesty and probably before. It is hypocritical and childish to put that all on one side.