The rule had never been applied against a supreme court nomination before. There was no need for it. The lower court filibuster the Rats nuked, that’s a different story.
The rule had never been applied against a supreme court nomination before. There was no need for it. The lower court filibuster the Rats nuked, that’s a different story.
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Agreed. In practice, today’s change in the cloture threshold is nothing more than a formality.