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awesomerwb1

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52. More BLAH BLAH BLAH from Richard

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:34 PM

Jun 2018

Nothing can be done without taking the Senate back which is gonna be a tall order.

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Richard Painter: NO new Supreme Court nominations by Trump to replace Justice Kennedy. NONE. [View all] highplainsdem Jun 2018 OP

we need to listen to Painter handmade34 Jun 2018 #1

Hear, here! lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #2

Except DownriverDem Jun 2018 #55

True, but they can keep the keep the issue current RVN VET71 Jun 2018 #84

They do vote on impeachment FBaggins Jun 2018 #94

K&R from Florida... BlueJac Jun 2018 #3

My senators are Trumpists, Cotton and Boozman. My rep is the guy who wants sinkingfeeling Jun 2018 #4

Those are the ones who need to hear the most noise! superpatriotman Jun 2018 #6

Let them know we won't obey the decisions of the illegitimate USSC MarcA Jun 2018 #23

I'm in the same boat. Different Drummer Jun 2018 #50

You must be a fellow Georgia DUer. Yeah Perdue and Isakson are useless .. I have Johnson as rep. YOHABLO Jun 2018 #79

Yep, I'm a fellow Georgia DUer. n/t Different Drummer Jun 2018 #80

Don't write---CALL. I call Burr, Tillis and Meadows (yes that Meadows) every day. mtngirl47 Jun 2018 #62

Still tell them; lest they get the impression treestar Jun 2018 #77

I would be interested True Blue American Jun 2018 #83

Pelosi and Schumer - this is a test lame54 Jun 2018 #5

me, mr. negative; see nothing but caving with a "deal" Javaman Jun 2018 #7

Indeed. LudwigPastorius Jun 2018 #13

The Senate? GWC58 Jun 2018 #17

How do they stop Trump from nominating anyone? onenote Jun 2018 #9

There is nothing we can do to stop it. We simply MUST Exotica Jun 2018 #25

Yes. LudwigPastorius Jun 2018 #31

They can be if 1-2 GOP Senators say "no" 7962 Jun 2018 #34

Collins has voted for all Trump nominees except for DeVoss and Pruitt. LudwigPastorius Jun 2018 #39

Ugh. Well, its better than nothing. Which I guess is the only other option. 7962 Jun 2018 #73

Manchin, Heitkamp and Donnelly will likely vote for whomever Trump tosses (vomits) up I fear, Exotica Jun 2018 #49

And if that's the difference betwen them getting reelected and Schumer becoming majority leader onenote Jun 2018 #93

Agreed Exotica Jun 2018 #100

+ 1 red dog 1 Jun 2018 #38

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do! markmyword Jun 2018 #92

I'm no Constitutional lawyer, but I think what you're proposing would take a red dog 1 Jun 2018 #99

Will never happen without a war. DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2018 #105

Agreed geardaddy Jun 2018 #8

Thank you. nt DesertRat Jun 2018 #90

Trump could have murdered Justice Kennedy Mr.Bill Jun 2018 #10

No Judicial confirmations in this last year of tRump's Presidency. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #11

Nice sentiment, but how exactly? LudwigPastorius Jun 2018 #28

Dream on! red dog 1 Jun 2018 #43

More defeatism and lack of imagination. Please no defeatism. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #46

How, exactly, can "Democrats slow it down until after November"? red dog 1 Jun 2018 #51

I don't have all the answers and there are lots of smart knowledgeable people in the Party. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #61

There ARE "lots of smart knowledgeable people in the Party," but unfortunately, the Democrats red dog 1 Jun 2018 #74

That post not defeatism. But when you wrote "NOTHING ... NOTHING", that sure does. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #75

Thanks for the OP red dog 1 Jun 2018 #97

There is a fine line between defeatism and realism. n/t totodeinhere Jun 2018 #69

I see it as a bright line. I'm all for realism. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #71

"Checks and Balances" MichMary Jun 2018 #78

Just called my Dem US Senator. They are already getting PLENTY PatrickforO Jun 2018 #12

They got plenty of calls about going to war for Merrick Garland... chesterslick Jun 2018 #14

The Democrats in the Senate have no power to stop a Trump nominee. LudwigPastorius Jun 2018 #16

How are we going to hold the line? wryter2000 Jun 2018 #41

Illegitimate President from stolen election bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #15

Why do I think that contacting Cruz and Cornyn will have no impact on this? LeftInTX Jun 2018 #18

THIS. SO THIS. SunSeeker Jun 2018 #19

Former Republican leaders need to lobby McCain, Flake, and Corker. Lonestarblue Jun 2018 #20

That is a good idea..the best one I have BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #29

McCain is near death wryter2000 Jun 2018 #44

Not a bad idea! red dog 1 Jun 2018 #47

Short list. Lonestarblue Jun 2018 #65

Yep..... Upthevibe Jun 2018 #91

In the meantime encourage States and Individuals to Disobey MarcA Jun 2018 #21

Wouldn't disobedience of SCOTUS decisions likely result in arrests? red dog 1 Jun 2018 #56

Perhaps, people have been arrested before for standing up for their beliefs. MarcA Jun 2018 #66

That's been tried before, y'know Seeking Serenity Jun 2018 #106

Sauce for the gander, y'all. oasis Jun 2018 #22

Agreed PaulX2 Jun 2018 #24

Didn't McConnell just go around a potential filibuster NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #26

The "nuclear option"... LudwigPastorius Jun 2018 #32

That's pretty much it. Captain Stern Jun 2018 #36

I agree. red dog 1 Jun 2018 #59

used to be off limits for all judicial nominees onenote Jun 2018 #104

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2018 #45

where is that written shanny Jun 2018 #67

That's a clever idea... unfortunately, the nuclear genie doesn't go back in the bottle FBaggins Jun 2018 #72

A lot of us decried using the 'Nuclear Option' The Mouth Jun 2018 #64

Hello Democrats. C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #27

Pretty big talk for the guy who takes great pride in his work vetting Alito and Roberts. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #30

This geardaddy Jun 2018 #96

Way recommended. H2O Man Jun 2018 #33

Highly recommended democrank Jun 2018 #35

and this from Mr. Toobin, a brilliant legal analyst elmac Jun 2018 #37

"But, her emai...." LudwigPastorius Jun 2018 #42

I know the feeling nt elmac Jun 2018 #48

Not only that NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #53

and everyone better protest, take to the streets elmac Jun 2018 #58

Pipe dreams. Captain Stern Jun 2018 #40

Exactly! red dog 1 Jun 2018 #63

More BLAH BLAH BLAH from Richard awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #52

And by then it will be too late to stop this nomination. totodeinhere Jun 2018 #70

Without 51 seats, isn't this meaningless? AdamGG Jun 2018 #54

yes uponit7771 Jun 2018 #60

Entirely. No holds, no filibuster (they tried that with Gorsuch and McConnell change the rules) Recursion Jun 2018 #89

everyone use resist bot.. text RESIST to 50409..send free fax to your state rep.. samnsara Jun 2018 #57

Time for a different playbook. democrank Jun 2018 #68

And how would "using" the Mueller investigation work? onenote Jun 2018 #86

+ 1 red dog 1 Jun 2018 #101

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2018 #76

Democrats will cave haydukelives Jun 2018 #81

Explain how they would prevent Trump from nominating someone? onenote Jun 2018 #85

The guts to do *what* exactly? Recursion Jun 2018 #88

Get your signs ready for not just separation of children but anything you want to protest Linda Ed Jun 2018 #82

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Jun 2018 #95

What exactly does he want Senate Democrats to do? Hunger strike? Recursion Jun 2018 #87

LOL red dog 1 Jun 2018 #102

I mean, it does no harm to fax them Recursion Jun 2018 #103

Screw him. Scruffy1 Jun 2018 #98