Posted on 03/27/2017 12:20:05 PM PDT by EyesOfTX
The 60 votes are the number required to halt a filibuster via cloture. Once that is accomplished, Gorsuch then needs just 51 votes to be confirmed. Thomas had 60 votes for cloture, and then 8 Democrats dropped off and voted against his confirmation.
Yeah, I kind of figured.
So basically you direct Free Republic's traffic to your blog.
Much like expecting to be paid for a vanity post.
Gotcha.
You suck.
Maybe they realize that since this is Scalia’s seat, Gorsuch doesn’t really change the balance. (It will be the status quo ante.) They’re probably saving their bullets for the next nominee.
That way, maybe they can con Ditch into not going nuclear on them.
‘Rats know if they filibuster this time the ‘pubs will have legitimate reason to go nuclear and it will make it a sure bet they’ll go that way with the next nominee - if they hold the filibuster for next time they can make a big fuss when the ‘pubs go around it and make the approval of the next nominee look illegitimate to a degree......
Democrats should just swallow their gum and vote for Gorsuch saving their rending of garments for the next Trump appointee who will swing the SCOTUS conservative for hopefully a decade. The Gorsuch hearings are not playing well especially with a dolt like Al Franken asking questions. Franken is a total embarrassment as a Senator. Heck Franken was a poor comedian too.
I’ll try to do better from now on. :)
-PJ
Good point (that some Democrats want to keep the filibuster rule so as to use it to kill a nominee replacing Ginzberg).
There really is no Constitutional basis for the filibuster. The Constitution only requires a simple majority to approve legislation in each house, and for the Senate to confirm nominees of the President. Overriding a Presidential veto, approving treaties. and recommending changes to the Constitution to the states are the only things the Constitution says require a super-majority.
The Senate, acting like a club, has its rules. The rules are supposed to give each Senator and any large minority of Senators real power to negotiate. When Senators were disposed to making deals, this was fine. It promoted win-win or at least the compensation of losers.
But, the truth is, the filibuster rule was used by the Southern wing of the Democratic Party to prop up segregation. It has an ugly history.
Now that we’re in a time of extreme partisanship, when deals cannot be made, the filibuster rule does little more than allow the dead to rule from the grave.
They really don’t care if their in or out of the Consitutional requirements..it’s all about stopping or slowing down Trump and his administration......not to mention they purposely go outside the lines just to tangle their web tighter and keep the administration wrapped up in legalities.
If Gorsuch gets on there and starts voting like Sandra Day O'Connor, he will. Replacing a staunch, outspoken conservative with a right-of-center squish would move the court to the left.
“Gorsuch may be good, but anyone who thinks he’ll be another Scalia is in for a rude awakening.”
A talking head on Fox early this morning gave many reasons why Gorsuch is, in fact, pretty liberal — not Scalia-like AT ALL.
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