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onecaliberal

(32,852 posts) Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:15 PM Dec 2016

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Anyone Shitler tries to put on the Supreme Court needs to get the Garland treatment

Period. Republicans cannot be allowed anyone on the court.

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Anyone Shitler tries to put on the Supreme Court needs to get the Garland treatment (Original Post) onecaliberal Dec 2016 OP

None MFM008 Dec 2016 #1

Democrats don't have a majority in the Senate. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #2

Republicans DONT have 60 votes. Senators can put a hold on candidates also. onecaliberal Dec 2016 #3

And just like Harry Reid did when Republicans were obstructing Obama's judicial nominees... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #4

Then why the fuck isn't Garland confirmed? onecaliberal Dec 2016 #5

Because Republicans have a majority in the Senate now and Republicans make the rules. PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #6

My point is they could have done it. BEFORE onecaliberal Dec 2016 #7

Garland was nominated when Republicans had their current Senate majority. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #8

Ideas are better than surrender ck4829 Dec 2016 #9

MFM008

(19,808 posts)

1. None

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:25 PM

Dec 2016

Especially now.
None.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Democrats don't have a majority in the Senate. n/t

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:26 PM

Dec 2016

onecaliberal

(32,852 posts)

3. Republicans DONT have 60 votes. Senators can put a hold on candidates also.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:30 PM

Dec 2016

Democrats need to learn the term Obstruction.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. And just like Harry Reid did when Republicans were obstructing Obama's judicial nominees...

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:34 PM

Dec 2016

when the Democrats had a majority but not 60 votes, Mitch McConnell can just eliminate the 60 vote requirement
for ending Supreme Court nominee filibusters..

onecaliberal

(32,852 posts)

5. Then why the fuck isn't Garland confirmed?

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:35 PM

Dec 2016

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

6. Because Republicans have a majority in the Senate now and Republicans make the rules.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:38 PM

Dec 2016

If Democrats had gotten their majority back in the election they could have confirmed
Garland with 50 votes.

onecaliberal

(32,852 posts)

7. My point is they could have done it. BEFORE

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:39 PM

Dec 2016

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

8. Garland was nominated when Republicans had their current Senate majority. n/t

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:42 PM

Dec 2016

ck4829

(35,069 posts)

9. Ideas are better than surrender

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #8)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 10:53 PM

Dec 2016

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