The Dems have let the camel stick his nose under the tent. They tried to limit this to courts below the SCOTUS but the point is they changed the rules with a simple majority vote. The GOP can now change the rules when they have the majority.
They will be able to repeal 0bamacare with a simple majority. They will be able to change the rule again to approve conservative justices to the SCOTUS. Just need that simple majority and a non Dem POTUS. 0bamacare may just give us both.
“The American people believe Congress is broken. The American people believe the Senate is broken…It’s time to change the Senate before this institution becomes obsolete,” Mr. Reid said.”...
Finally something I agree with Reid on. Indeed it is time to change the Senate for certain and him along with it. Get rid of the demodummies and Rhino’s in COngress while there at it.
Theoretically a GOP Congress with a GOP President could eliminate the filibuster in order to expand the courts. Then fill the seats with Conservatives. Like FDR tried with his SCOTUS packing scheme.
This shouldn’t be called the Nuclear Option anymore. It should be called exactly what it is: the Democrat Court-Packing Scheme