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How Strong was the Judicial Filibuster?
National Review ^
| April 6, 2017
| Charles C.W. Cooke
Posted on 04/06/2017 9:34:25 PM PDT by confederatecarpetbag
In 2003, when Chuck Shumer began filibustering Bush’s nominees to the lower courts — a departure that tested what was a relatively new “norm” — the GOP came close to getting rid of it. In 2013, after the GOP had successfully filibustered 5 — yes, just 5 —
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: filibuster; judicial
The sad, sordid and short history of the Schumer-created effort to block SCOTUS nominees. Thank goodness the "tradition" of the Senate has been restored (sorry John McCain)
To: confederatecarpetbag
He actually stood by the nuke option, i think, yesterday.
Being McCain, i would assume he gained something from it.
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04/06/2017 9:36:52 PM PDT
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dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust cIonservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: dp0622
like a cruise missile raid?
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04/06/2017 10:25:58 PM PDT
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Swirl
To: Swirl
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04/06/2017 10:27:08 PM PDT
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dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust cIonservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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