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In reply to the discussion: On keeping our powder dry (Republican SCOTUS nominations) [View all]appal_jack
(3,813 posts)23. Scam-Y'all Scalito (i.e.-Alito) has no legitimate place on the Supreme Court.
Scam-Y'all Scalito (i.e.-Alito) has no legitimate place on the Supreme Court. He is incompetent, unintelligent, and purely partisan. A good filibuster fight over him would have been worth it.
How, exactly, are we worse off now than if the Republicans had 'gone nuclear' anyway?
Dry powder is no good if all your projectiles are duds. Quislings=serious duds.
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Absolutely! We need to quit squabbling among ourselves and FIGHT! We need to scare the shit out of
genwah
Jun 2014
#2
Well, when the quislings kept publicly accepting blatantly stolen Presidential elections...
villager
Jun 2014
#4
You present a false choice. A Democratic Senate has not confirmed a GOP SCOTUS nominee since 1991.
tritsofme
Jun 2014
#6
The ability for a partisan minority to filibuster a SCOTUS nominee has been a fiction
tritsofme
Jun 2014
#19
Reid did not change the rules to the last form in which they functioned properly
MannyGoldstein
Jun 2014
#31
Scam-Y'all Scalito (i.e.-Alito) has no legitimate place on the Supreme Court.
appal_jack
Jun 2014
#23
What that sounds like you are saying is that the Democrats are scared and weak.
zeemike
Jun 2014
#36
But if you are operating from the assumption that we had the ability to block Alito or Roberts
tritsofme
Jun 2014
#42
Have I written that it's *not* important to have a Democrat in the White House?
MannyGoldstein
Jun 2014
#11
Ugh. This is what I HATE about DU. Nobody is allowed to evolve. Nobody is allowed to change
riderinthestorm
Jun 2014
#24