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To: SMGFan

How did Alito become a justice with just 58 votes? However that worked needs to be used for Gorsuch if he can only get 52 votes. Was the nuclear option used by the Republicans in early 2000’s?


4 posted on 01/31/2017 6:20:56 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: napscoordinator

>> How did Alito become a justice with just 58 votes?

There wasn’t a filibuster. Back in the day, that wasn’t considered in good form.


28 posted on 01/31/2017 6:33:38 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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