Posted on 03/07/2016 9:37:07 PM PST by ConservativeMan55
Was just reading that the Republicans can only lose 4 Senate seats before the Democrats would be able to take over?
I also read that the Senate is sworn in 18 days before the President. Which would leave Obama with a Democrat Senate for 18 days and the ability to nominate who he wants for the Supreme Court.
Is this true? Could or would this happen??
Any Freeper expertise would be appreciated!
only if the senate leader goes nuclear
Republicans could filibuster and most likely would. Particularly if the Republicans win the White House.
Don’t kid yourself, the democrats will have a hard time taking the Senate. Even with the map as it is. It is all but impossible to oust a seated senator.
Bttt
Chuck Schemer would do anything to help his butt buddy Obama
Could they filibuster for 18 days though?
cloture would fail ... somebody could look it up
What do you mean??
DEMS would need 60 votes for cloture. They don’t have them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_States_Senate
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/30/politics/politicsspecial1/30cnd-alito.html
that is Alito’s cloture vote
We just think he's gonna leave office? Willingly? Not from what I've seen of him and them.
Blame Romney when those GOP seats are lost because Republican voters are mad.
This whole thing about Supreme Court. Picks is just getting tiresome if we can put in New Leader’s in who will uphold they’re oaths of office. We can till the court’s to shove it. They weren’t meant to be this powerful, at all.
Obama could care less about laws or rules.. so anything he does is not unexpected.
Anything is possible with this bunch.
Absolutist possible. Each new Senate adopts its own rules. The new Senate could eliminate filibuster for SCOTUS nominees and jam through confirmation.
One of those likely to lose is (alleged) Republican Mark Kirk. Now check how he would vote on an Obama nomination. Some wonder how much of a loss it would be.
The more likely scenario is
1) GOPe continues to attack the top 2 GOPe candidates
1a) one of those candidates is nominated and much the party hates and fears him
1b) convention rules are used to skip the top 2 vote getters
2a) old GOP voters are demoralized
2b) new (in 2016) GOP voters realize they aren’t wanted and leave
3a) Hillary wins
3b) Dems take over senate
4) Hillary and dem senate have 4 years to do what they want
This will happen unless the GOPe does a 180 real soon.
Stop Mitt from talking.
Put a muzzle on Lindsey the attack poodle.
Start talking up all 4 candidates today.
Start fighting back on any D attack on any R candidate.
Start running attack ads against Hillary instead of a republican candidate.
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