Every R in the Senate does not need to be a true conservative in order to have a conservative influence over judicial nominations. 51 R’s brings back the filibuster. 51 R’s allow home state senators to block district court nominations. If there are less than 10 Lindsay Graham votes on any given day, there may be no cloture vote to bring a nomination to the Senate Floor.
If the D’s have 50 in the Senate, plus the VP, Obama can make anyone he chooses into a federal judge with a lifetime appointment.
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Every R in the Senate does not need to be a true conservative in order to have a conservative influence over judicial nominations. 51 R’s brings back the filibuster. 51 R’s allow home state senators to block district court nominations. If there are less than 10 Lindsay Graham votes on any given day, there may be no cloture vote to bring a nomination to the Senate Floor.
If the D’s have 50 in the Senate, plus the VP, Obama can make anyone he chooses into a federal judge with a lifetime appointment.
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LOL You just automatically assume no RINOs would ever reach across the aisle and vote alongside their fellow Dems in the spirit of bipartisanship???