Posted on 11/29/2016 12:54:58 PM PST by markomalley
Senator Chris Coons (D., Del.) said on CNN Tuesday that he regrets the rule change Senate Democrats made to the nomination process.
“The filibuster no longer acts as an emergency brake on the nomination,” Coons said.
The senator was questioned on the nomination process and the rule changes that senate Democrats had made in order to keep Republicans from derailing their selected nominees.
Coons admitted that Democrats had watered down the nomination process after Kate Bolduan mentioned that Republican’s could now take advantage of the simpler consent process.
“I do regret that. Frankly I think many of us will regret that in this congress because it would have been a terrific speed bump, potential emergency break, to have in our system to slow down the confirmation of extreme nominees,” Coons said.
Coons continued saying that blocking President-Elect Trump’s appointments now came down to the will of the American people, arguing that the general public will find his nominees too extreme and sound the alarm with their senators.
After mentioning the election results and arguing that the American people did not give Trump an overwhelming mandate as Hillary Clinton won the popular nomination and senate Democrats won more votes than their Republican counterparts, John Berman reminded the senator that Donald Trump had won the White House.
I hate to become the grammar police, but this is the second misuse of a word in the past 20 minutes. Both from the original article (not typos by the FR poster.) The other was a lose/loose misuse, but not in the usual sense ('loose' instead of 'lose') ... it was 'lose' instead of 'loose' .....
/sigh
Petard.
Hoist.
Rope.
Pull....................
EMBRACE THE SUCK....
EMBRACE THE SUCK!......................
Deal With It! Azzhole!
Coons regrets the Democrats losing power, that is all. If Hillary won the White House and the Dems won the Senate, he would be all for stopping the filibuster. His comment is pure political gamesmanship.
Tyrants want absolute power for themselves and then scream when that power is used against them.
Best election EVER!
I would almost bet money that they will. The Dems will scream and holler and gnash their teeth, which will scare the lily-livered GOPe. Trump will have his hands full herding these pussies into acting like winners.
Typical liberal; wants it both ways.
It’s not too late for McConnell to reinstate it!!!!
Harry Reid’s myopic temper tantrum has come back to haunt the Dems. While SCOTUS appointments can still be filibustered, all other judicial appointments are allowed on a majority vote, meaning Trump can fill all the vacancies on the federal judiciary.
Harry’s legacy.
The only reason Democrats got more senate votes than Republicans (45.2M to 39.3M) was because in California it was a Democrat vs. Democrat and those two got a combined 11.6M votes.
“as Hillary Clinton won the popular nomination”
You are an elected official and you do not understand that there is no such thing as the popular vote or popular nomination for the Presidency in the United States? Shame on you for you ignorance!
I laugh at the stupidity of the Dims. I hope they never rebound as a vital political party.
I think the issue is that the bulk of the GOPers want the same things as the Democrats (and ever growing, and more powerful, Government - and a population that know their places as slaves to this Government) - but they have to pretend otherwise to win elections. Trump is going to have his hands full if he tries to return the Nation to a Constitutional Republic. He'll be attacked, and opposed, by both Parties (as well as the embedded enemy Media).
Use it to place our nominees and then change the rule back.
I hate to become the grammar police, but this is the second misuse of a word in the past 20 minutes. Both from the original article (not typos by the FR poster.) The other was a lose/loose misuse, but not in the usual sense ('loose' instead of 'lose') ... it was 'lose' instead of 'loose' ....."
Preach it.
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