At 11:00 a.m, the Senate will VOTE on cloture for Neil Gorsuch ("nuclear option" to follow)

Twitter ^ | 8:35 AM - 6 Apr 2017 | @senategopfloor

[Dave346]

At 11:00 a.m, the Senate will VOTE on cloture for Exec. Cal. #33, Neil Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

If I am not mistaken, as I often am, still in store for 30 Hrs of debate. Vote for Gorsuch will not be until tomorrow :-(

[b4its2late]

I hear ya.

[Cboldt]

-- And they are wrong. There was no filibuster of Garland. --

I misspoke. I think the precedent raised by Schumer was Fortas. Fortas was unacceptable to a majority of Senators too, but the senate voiced that with a failed cloture vote rather than an outright rejection.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Does this also mean the “nuclear” option of 51 votes also applies to the actual confirmation of Gorsuch?

[kabar]

The Dems will drag this on to satisfy their base. Cornyn, not one of my favorites, is doing a good job explaining what really happened in the context of the history of such votes.

[Republican Wildcat]

No, it has always been a simple majority for confirmation. Being able to get to that vote was the point of contention.

[vikingd00d]

>>Does this also mean the “nuclear” option of 51 votes also applies to the actual confirmation of Gorsuch?

Confirmations have always needed only a simple majority (51), that does not change.

[kabar]

Right, it was bipartisan in the case of Fortas.

[LoneStarGI]

The Fortas ‘filibuster’ was different than this, because Fortas was already a sitting Associate Justice on the SCOTUS, he was being nominated to be Chief Justice if I’m not mistaken.

[kiryandil]

Change the used ones, and stuff those soilies in his mouth. 😀

[kabar]

The Reps don’t have to use all of their 15 hours. Gorsuch will be confirmed tomorrow no matter how long it takes.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

OT: Over 100 Judical Vacancies that need to be filled. Trump needs to get on that.

[MHGinTN]

Schumer is going plaid ... in his ‘tighty’ whiteys.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I did not realize that ... thank you.

[Col Frank Slade]

Wasn’t cloture invoked ?

Why 30 more hours of BS ?

[ROCKLOBSTER]

the Democrats will probably take that entire 30 hours of debate before the vote can take place.

Then I hope McConnell does not adjourn, and makes them stay up all night.

[Buttons12]

Sorry, “NTTAWWT” means “not that there’s anything wrong with that!” :)

[kabar]

The Dems only get 15 hours.

[bigbob]

“Procedures”

Bah.

[Buttons12]

Thanks!

Kabar for Congress! :)