Posted on 04/08/2017 10:46:04 AM PDT by 198ml
Now that the judicial filibuster in the U.S. Senate has been nuked, its time to look at the political fallout going forward. And for Democrats, the news is all bad. Here are three reasons why Democrats just made a dumb mistake by filibustering Neil Gorsuch.
1. The GOP is now free to put real Scalia-Thomas types throughout the judiciary
The argument for years as to why Republicans needed stealth Supreme Court candidates like David Souter, Anthony Kennedy, and John Roberts (who have all gone on to be disappointments to varying degrees) was the filibuster.
However, now that its no longer necessary to get 60 votes for confirmation, theres no need to appoint another Gorsuch-type whose record on Roe v. Wade is a gaping void.
Nor is there anymore need to play the game during confirmation hearings, either, by having the conservative appointee approvingly repeat progressive talking points back to Democrats in an effort to gain their support.
Since it only requires a simple majority now, the GOP can freely confirm real heirs to Antonin Scalia.
(Excerpt) Read more at conservativereview.com ...
“Without exception, the only two reasons a Catholic would become an Episcopalian as an adult were 1) Being radically pro-abortion, or 2) Being radically pro-gay. Ritually, the Episcopal church is very similar to Catholicism.”
Reality of 55+ adult years of being an Episcopalian says the #1 reason that people left the Catholic Church and became Episcopalians was divorce.
If they got a divorce for whatever reason, they had to stop going to Catholic Churches.
That is based on going to E Churches in the Midwest, East Coast and 3 places in California.
4. Dramatically strengthens GOP election chances in 2018 - with 10 states which Trump won handily holding elections for incumbent Democrat senators in 2018, the Republicans’ chances for pickups of at least two or three seats looked good already - but with the ‘rats waging such vicious warfare against Trump’s first appointee Gorsuch and his overcoming their obstructionism to keep his promise of sending a good strict-constructionist to the bench, voters’ support for Trump and his agenda in those states should only be enhanced and help chances for electing maybe a majority of those seats to Republicans.....
+1
I was so disappointed that night
I ran a thread second I saw him do it
Many here refused to believe me till it sunk in
Maybe my biggest political disappointment past 20 years
He was desperate and listened to his handlers
I doubt he wants SCOTUS
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