The 'tiny powerless minority' are the irrational extremists on this forum who yell and scream about everything all the time because they have no real power.
Conservatives have political clout, and this time it was used to defeat a nominee for the SC before she had her hearing.
Yes, she stepped down, but it was not because of lack of courage. I'm guessing that it was to stop the flow of blood.
I will repeat for the hundredth time, I am not talking about those who spoke up and objected to her nomination. I am talking about those who assaulted her and the President.
And that is the last time I'm going to repeat that on this thread.
Righto -
most conservatives agree on basic issues - foremost is that the country's foundation and bulwark against tyranny is the unadulterated interpretation of the Constitution. We simply could not support a new SC nominee who had NOT demonstrated a long term understanding of this.