Posted on 11/21/2016 7:47:22 AM PST by Cheerio
Republicans are vowing that President Trump’s appointment of a Supreme Court Justice to replace the late Justice Scalia will be confirmed no matter what Democrats do. Politico reports the unspoken threat underlying the GOP’s confidence is that, if necessary, they can end the Senate filibuster for confirmation:
Republicans won’t come out and say it, but there’s an implicit threat in their confidence: If Democrats play things the wrong way, they might find themselves on the wrong end of a legacy-defining change to Senate rules that scraps the chamber’s 60-vote threshold to confirm Supreme Court nominees.
“We’re going to confirm the president’s nominee one way or the other. And there’s an easy way and there’s a hard way,” said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas). “They just need to accept that reality.”
“The Democrats will not succeed in filibustering a Supreme Court nominee,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, Cornyn’s Texas colleague. “We are going to confirm President Trump’s conservative Supreme Court justices.”
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Democrats are the most fun to watch when they are completely deprived of power.
NOW we see President-elect Trump IN ACTION.
Scare tactics against him? Pul-eeeeze.
Democrats have no political power, whatsoever....thanks to Obama and Clinton!!! End of story!!!
Perrier has a hint of lemon in certain sparkling waters
Instead of wining and dining they are whining and moaning.
It warms, ah say, it warms the cockles of mah heart! [FL]
Mitch will have to grow a pair
been a long time since I’ve seen Repubs even get a hint that they can play hardball when in power.
Not "deprived," STRIPPED of power. Even better, if that's possible.
Wait til Trump and his team are in place, these “hints” and “ifs” will be replaced by more manly terms.
Some how I doubt that the Republicans would try to ram any appointments through.It would be totally against their past actions where they just rolled over and played dead.
Maybe he can borrow Shrillary's. :o)
This gives them a lot of power..and they are going to use it.
It would only take two or three Republicans to vote against the rule change. I can think of more than that who aren’t likely to vote for the change.
Their image now should be the famous PHOENIX!
In 2011 “the” Harry Reid said after invoking the “nuclear option” that “Am I 100 percent sure that I’m right?” he asked. “No, but I feel pretty comfortable with what we’ve done. There has to be some end to the dilatory tactics.”
Soooooo, hello gander, this goose....How you feel’n???
Btw, Mcconnell ..grow a pair..if Mccain and Graham threaten to derail..threaten right back you will throw them off committees
Maybe Trump’s Senate Spine Implant Procedure is having an effect.
Ted knows all about ineffectual filibusters. He can loan them some Seuss.
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