Posted on 01/30/2017 8:20:56 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Senate Democrats are weighing whether to avoid an all-out war to block President Donald Trump's upcoming Supreme Court pick, instead considering delaying that battle for a future nomination that could shift the ideological balance of the court, sources say.
Democrats privately discussed their tactics during a closed-door retreat in West Virginia last week. And a number of Democrats are trying to persuade liberal firebrands to essentially let Republicans confirm Trump's pick after a vigorous confirmation process -- since Trump is likely to name a conservative to replace the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.
The reason for the tactic: Republicans are considering gutting the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees if Democrats stay largely united and block Trump's first pick. By employing the so-called "nuclear option," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could move to reduce the threshold for clearing a filibuster from 60 votes to 51 votes....
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A clear message has just been sent. You bet there scared Sh*tless.
Haha Chuckie Schmuckie!
Dammit, I want them to fight so McConnell will have no choice but to finish the filibuster off once and for all.
WOW! They spent more effort on inauguration crowd size then they will on SCOTUS lol
B.S.
Attempt to sound reasonable just before they are not.
I hope they don’t do this. It’ll be the first smart thing they’ve done in ages.
Would he have to invoke it considering the Democrats never revoked it after they invoked it after the earlier Republicans played nice and failed to invoke it?
LOL! The Democrats discover they are not in Kansas anymore.
If he had a neck he could swing by it HOWEVER this LOSER has no neck or BALLS hence the nickname Turtle, NOW his slooooooow motion on EVERYTHING proves this nickname was perfect for Mr no neck!!!!!
They’ll give way on this since it’s a conservative replacing a conservative. Just wait until a lib needs replacement. Then the doo doo hits the fan.
Harry Reid revoked the filibuster on all nominations except for those of Supreme Court justices. Turtlehead has said he will not use the nuclear option on Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
This is to let our guard down.
I don’t believe it for a second.
Doesn’t make any sense...whether we nuke it now or for the 2nd pick, we’re putting 2 conservatives on the bench.
McConnell needs to man up and get it done. No farting around this time.
It’s too bad that the Republicans didn’t fight BO as much as the dems fight the Republicans and Trump.
I think this is BS trying to keep us off balance. Never consider anything a Democrat says that sounds sensible. It means they are up to mischief.
[we’re putting 2 conservatives on the bench]
Five before it’s over.
I want to see Chuckie roasted by AIPAC. Surely they will not let President Trump fight the battle against terror while being drug to the ground by Chuck Schumer
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