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BREAKING: Senate votes 52-48 to repeal rule allowing filibusters against Supreme Court [tr]
Reuters ^ | April 6, 2017 | Staff

Posted on 04/06/2017 9:37:08 AM PDT by C19fan

BREAKING: Senate votes 52-48 to repeal rule allowing filibusters against Supreme Court nominees, clearing the way for Gorsuch confirmation

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; braking; democrats; gorsuch; nuclearoption; reidrule; republicans; scotus; senate; trump; trumpscotus; trumpwinsagain
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To: Alberta's Child

I think it’s what is called Battered Wife Syndrome. No matter what happens...brace for impact. Surprisingly enough the impact was the shock wave of the nucular option! LoL!


21 posted on 04/06/2017 9:44:14 AM PDT by gr8eman (People too dumb to understand what the word "country" means will never have one!)
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To: Red Badger
Image result for schumer crying
22 posted on 04/06/2017 9:44:31 AM PDT by Leep (Cyclops Network News (CNN). The Most Trusted Source Of Fake News.)
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To: C19fan
GO TRUMP!

Winning!

Run the Country without DemoRats.

23 posted on 04/06/2017 9:44:53 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: C19fan

Now the Senate can force an up or down vote on whoever is nominated by Trump with a simple majority. This will give Thomas a chance to retire and replace a couple of elder libs. By the end of Trumps term we could have a rock solid conservative SC. Even a 7-2 split. Not that is winning.


24 posted on 04/06/2017 9:45:43 AM PDT by Rik0Shay
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To: C19fan

This appears to be a party-line vote. I guess old Joe Manchin’s talk about how wrong a filibuster would be didn’t result in him voting to end it. Typical Joe. Talk conservative, vote liberal.


25 posted on 04/06/2017 9:45:47 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Alberta's Child

While I believe this will come off as it should. History shows it is unwise to consider anything a done deal until after it happens when Republicans are involved - especially in the Senate.
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26 posted on 04/06/2017 9:45:59 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ("If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there")
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To: C19fan

From Rush there is still 30 hours allowed for filibuster. That is why the vote to confirm Gorsuch will not take place until late on Friday.


27 posted on 04/06/2017 9:46:20 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: C19fan

Well, I predicted this on Twitter. (right now I’m running at about 95%, missing only Sessions’ recusal).

When I saw that Yertle said that Gorsuch WOULD be confirmed, that told me it was a done deal, cuz Yertle NEVER says anything like that (i.e., definitively). Personally, I think this was an absolute quid pro quo for Trump putting Yertle’s wife in the cabinet. I do not know what else was part of that arrangement-—but possibly more nukes.

I do have one question: this SEEMS to open this option for every other Trump nominee. If true, the Dems are peeing their Depenz


28 posted on 04/06/2017 9:46:27 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Rik0Shay

“By the end of Trumps term we could have a rock solid conservative SC. Even a 7-2 split. Not that is winning.”

Now THAT would be a Dream Come True! :)


29 posted on 04/06/2017 9:46:38 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: Rik0Shay

Now


30 posted on 04/06/2017 9:47:03 AM PDT by Rik0Shay
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31 posted on 04/06/2017 9:47:30 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: All

I NEVER thought Mitch would do it. I am no fan of the Turtle but he did the right thing with the Scalia replacement much to my surprise.


32 posted on 04/06/2017 9:47:46 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: C19fan

I hope it was painful for the RATs when they got a nuke shoved down
their throats!


33 posted on 04/06/2017 9:47:51 AM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: C19fan

Assuming that all 52 votes were pubbies, what happened to the three Dumbs, I mean Dems who said they are voting for Gorsuch? Does this mean that they think he’s worthy of their vote, but not worthy of going against the filibuster? That makes no sense (logically speaking). I can see the other way around, voting for cloture, but voting against Gorsuch. I guess only in the moonbat world of leftist politics does it make sense. That’s fine, we’ll be running strong candidates against them in 2018...


34 posted on 04/06/2017 9:48:21 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: C19fan

They could also repeal the rules they considered barriers to passing the awful ACHA. Yet, they choose not to....


35 posted on 04/06/2017 9:48:56 AM PDT by gdani
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To: C19fan

I love winning...


36 posted on 04/06/2017 9:50:45 AM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Cards are being played, you have been Trumped! TRUMP 2016!tapp)
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To: C19fan

Victory!

Now pass it for regular bills.


37 posted on 04/06/2017 9:51:03 AM PDT by RedWulf (#purge the nevertrumpers)
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To: C19fan

I knew it. This also makes it much easier to get the next nominee confirmed


38 posted on 04/06/2017 9:51:19 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: C19fan

Best election ever.


39 posted on 04/06/2017 9:51:55 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: C19fan

Look at Mitch taking them to the wood shed. Acting manly like this is going to do wonders for Elaine.


40 posted on 04/06/2017 9:52:03 AM PDT by RightInTheMain
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