Posted on 03/24/2017 9:55:39 AM PDT by Trump20162020
That's the kind of intentionally deceptive, phony straw-man style of argumentation that we've been accustomed to hearing from demagogues such as Schumer and Obama.
It's calculated to fool morons who lack the critical thinking skills of even a typical fifth grader.
So, of course the New York Times editorial board is fooled, too.
Crack open a browser sometime, NYT morons
Micou and Mathews (who later squeaked in) were both late term SCOTUS appointments who were not confirmed
He fits that profile too.
The Senate’s constitutional duty is Advice and Consent. Their “advice” can surely be to “not consent” to allow review of a candidate. The Dems are using word play, as they often do. Can you just imagine what they would have done if George W. had tried to appoint 3 Supremes?
Schumer is actually calling the "Schumer Rule" theft? Wow, special pleading on steroids. The NYT and Chuck Schumer are beyond absurd and beyond hypocrisy. They are just straight out frauds.
They have exactly one week to get him in. Of course, they’ll blow it. His hearing should have started a month ago.
Point is, it is not without precedent. Many presidents have been denied SCOTUS nominations in their last year in office. Even Schumer held this view, until recently that is. The Dems are so butt hurt and pouty I bet they would filibuster Garland if Trump nominated him. They are children throwing a tantrum. Trump will do well to ignore them much as a parent will not indulge a child’s temper tantrum. Let them hold their breath. They’ll just get a headache and regret it later.
Either use the nuclear option or use Rule 19.
I heard Kelly Shackelford today explaining that it’s probably better to use the nuclear option this time because when the next vacancy comes up, instead of replacing a constitutionalist judge with another constitutionalist judge, Trump will be filling a more “liberal” (progressive-activist) seat. That means that tempers will be even more amped up and they’ll look really partisan if they do it then. So it’s better just to do it now.
Republicans need to realize that a Democrat filibuster hurts the Democrats. It will constantly be in the news, but they won’t really be anything they can point to why Gorsuch isn’t qualified. The Democrats will look more and more obstructionist every day. Then they will be in a weakened position when the next one come along. The Democrats are just too dumb to realize that you have to pick your battles to maximize your strength. They fight against everything and are just consuming their resources, getting weaker.
Hey chuckie,51 will do the trick, thanks Harry.
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