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Blue Wall Cracking: More Democratic Senators Signal Opposition to SCOTUS Filibuster
Townhall.com ^ | 1/31/17 | Guy Benson

Posted on 01/31/2017 2:40:15 PM PST by cotton1706

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To: sphinx

I hope you will explain that body of thought widely on FR.

McConnell and Ryan did a superb job stopping the Obama agenda in 2015-16. It was precisely b/c Obama couldn’t get his agenda enacted by law that he had to go to the illegal Executive Orders. And the courts are slow as a check; suing the president is a laborious process, but amazingly the GOP came out well - including the the courts halting the Obama Immigration EOs.

In my own view, the greatest success of 2015-16 was that, with GOP majorities in both houses, the Obamacare risk corridor slush fund was eliminated, which was pivotal in dismantling Obamacare. And the Left was powerless to stop its funding from drying up, b/c the GOP controlled the budget process. Too few people credit this critical GOP accomplishment. And Rubio was the key player.


21 posted on 01/31/2017 4:14:54 PM PST by mwl8787 ( Anntx)
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To: zek157

If the confirmation hearings go well, and IF the public likes the nominee, and IF McConnell can work his magic, it may be that enough Dems - regardless of their ideology - will vote YES on cloture and NO on confirmation. Still gets us what we want while preserving the filibuster.

This is an entirely possible scenario - and the one that most GOP senators want.


22 posted on 01/31/2017 4:18:05 PM PST by mwl8787 ( Anntx)
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To: cotton1706

Democratic? Call out the grammar police.


23 posted on 01/31/2017 4:27:45 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: mwl8787

He will get 60 for this nominee. Let Buzzie Ginsburg keel over or Bryercliff and you will see these leftists go spastic. That does change the court big time, then again that sellout Roberts comes to mind.


24 posted on 01/31/2017 4:36:35 PM PST by sarge83
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To: scooby321

Correct on most legislation, but the Senate values its customs and traditions. Sen Coons, for example, already regrets going along with Reid on blowing up the filibuster. So there may be enough Ds - regardless of ideology - that would be content to vote YES on cloture and NO on the confirmation itself — the best of both political worlds, in their view.


25 posted on 01/31/2017 4:37:07 PM PST by mwl8787 ( Anntx)
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To: cotton1706

The pathetic DIMs are pathetic.


26 posted on 01/31/2017 4:48:52 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: cotton1706

IMHO this is all staged. They have room to let 6 dimoKKKRATS vote for the Justice. Manchin(sp) will probably “for” and that gives the Republicans 53 votes. They will somehow keep it under 60 votes.


27 posted on 01/31/2017 4:58:25 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: ctdonath2

A “Mr Smith Goes to Washington” kind of filibuster. I’m on board wth that.


28 posted on 01/31/2017 7:44:38 PM PST by Conservative4Ever (Not tired of winning yet.)
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To: cotton1706

Coins is going to vote no


29 posted on 02/01/2017 7:50:23 AM PST by ballplayer (hvexx NKK c bmytit II iyijjhihhiyyiyiyi it iyiiy II i hi jiihi ty yhiiyihiijhijjyjiyjiiijyuiiijihyii)
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To: cotton1706

I’m waiting for the real test,Will President Trump have the Cajones to nominate a conservative like Gorsuch in place of a lefty who steps down?If you really want to affect the future of the country,that would be A REAL GAME CHANGER and Historic in my lifetime,a battle for the ages.


30 posted on 02/01/2017 8:39:21 AM PST by ballplayer (hvexx NKK c bmytit II iyijjhihhiyyiyiyi it iyiiy II i hi jiihi ty yhiiyihiijhijjyjiyjiiijyuiiijihyii)
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To: cotton1706

They need eight. I don’t know if they will have them at first since they have to appease their base. But eventually there will be a cloture vote and Gorsuch will be confirmed.


31 posted on 02/01/2017 8:45:56 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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