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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

(Excerpt) Read more at twitter.com ...


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: C19fan

Yaaay, nuke the POS Demoncraps!!!


41 posted on 04/06/2017 9:52:03 AM PDT by Enchante (Libtards are enemies of true civilization!)
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To: COUNTrecount

Great pic. Looks like Schumer is about to slip him a shiv.


42 posted on 04/06/2017 9:52:04 AM PDT by McCarthysGhost
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To: C19fan

I believe they’re also voting on changing the rules that currently require 30 hours of debate down to 8 :)


43 posted on 04/06/2017 9:52:14 AM PDT by Freemeorkillme
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To: Lurkinanloomin
I've been saying for months that McConnell didn't block the Garland confirmation in 2016 just to see things fall apart in 2017.

I'm not a huge fan of McConnell and I don't trust the GOP, but these people know they are on the right side of history as well as the right side of the political battle on this one. Donald Trump was elected president because a lot of Americans are sick of a government that doesn't get even simple sh!t done ... and a Supreme Court nomination ought to be about as simple as it gets in Washington.

44 posted on 04/06/2017 9:52:32 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (President Donald J. Trump ... Making America Great Again, 140 Characters at a Time)
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To: Rik0Shay
"This will give Thomas a chance to retire and replace a couple of elder libs."

I think Kennedy will be gone before Thomas. He turns 81 this year while Thomas turns 69. Buzzy Ginsberg per wiki is 84 but she looks 107. I can see her not making it until the next election...
45 posted on 04/06/2017 9:52:55 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: DJ Frisat
Well, it’s a start, but I’m not breathing easily, yet. We still have to wait for the vote, and there are still far too many RINOs in the Senate...

Gorsuch is a straight shooter. I would say if there are 52 votes to change a historic filibuster rule there should be 52 or more votes to confirm Gorsuch.

46 posted on 04/06/2017 9:53:35 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: C19fan

It’s about time! Good for McConnell! (He’s still on probation, in my book, but this was a good move.)


47 posted on 04/06/2017 9:53:41 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative
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To: C19fan

The commie Rats started this fight. Good to see the GOP finish it. The DemoRats were just going to go nuclear with their next president’s SCOTUS appointment. Good to see the GOP beat them to it.


48 posted on 04/06/2017 9:53:52 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (The GOP will see the light, because Trump will make them feel the heat.it is hugh and series)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
Typical Joe. Talk conservative, vote liberal.

Joe Manchin is a pathological liar and a partisan demonicRAT hack. I'm tired of the ignorami nattering that he should become a Republican. NO!!! He should become UNEMPLOYED!

49 posted on 04/06/2017 9:54:33 AM PDT by NorthMountain (The Democrats ... have lost their grip on reality -DJT)
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To: Alberta's Child

If he were a hardcore idealogue who was certain to be a solid conservative vote on social issues he wouldn’t have gotten this treatment by the Repukes. It’s theater so they can pretend they are with us


50 posted on 04/06/2017 9:55:16 AM PDT by wiseprince
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To: Alberta's Child

Given the past, oh, 40+ years of spineless GOP groveling to the MSM and Democraps, it is never reasonable to trust the GOP to do the right thing. When it happens, great and wonderful. But it is ridiculous for you to attack fellow FReepers for not trusting GOP leadership, given the track record.


51 posted on 04/06/2017 9:55:25 AM PDT by Enchante (Libtards are enemies of true civilization!)
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To: DoughtyOne

A few talking heads say that a Supreme Court Justice wants to announce his retirement in June. If it’s middleman Kennedy, Trump can move the court to the right.

And it’s also a very good reason for conservatives to vote for Trump again in 2020 for a full 8 years in office, Trump could keep the court to the right for the next 20 to 30 years, which should be incentive enough.


52 posted on 04/06/2017 9:55:54 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Alberta's Child

He had a lot of Democrats in R jerseys whose natural instinct is to fold to whatever the Democrats want.
Collins, Murkowsky, McCain, Graham, etc.


53 posted on 04/06/2017 9:56:31 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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Click The Pic To Donate



54 posted on 04/06/2017 9:56:33 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: C19fan

The senate goes full harryreid!


55 posted on 04/06/2017 9:57:18 AM PDT by biggredd1
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

“Assuming that all 52 votes were pubbies, what happened to the three Dumbs, I mean Dems who said they are voting for Gorsuch?”

^^^^^

They still voted to end debate in the next vote. The revote to end debate and move on was 55 - 45.


56 posted on 04/06/2017 9:57:35 AM PDT by nralife (Tell Sen. John Cornyn we DO in fact want a real wall! 202-224-2934)
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To: C19fan

How nice, executing on a plan...finally.


57 posted on 04/06/2017 9:57:36 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: JerseyDvl

It’s just a Senate rule-or was.


58 posted on 04/06/2017 9:58:01 AM PDT by John W (Trump/Pence 2020)
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To: 1Old Pro

Can we now give McConnell some credit.... or is that still unacceptable here?


59 posted on 04/06/2017 9:58:31 AM PDT by Conserv
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To: Magnum44; henbane
Smile when you say that Pardner!


60 posted on 04/06/2017 9:58:58 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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