Help me here. Is this 60 vote thing new? I thought the dems struck a deal with the republicans concerning this. Sorry, I really should know this already. Can you explain?
The voting on the floor is being, effectively, held hostage by the demoJERKs. They are using Senate rules that "require" 60 votes to end any discussion (I believe this is called a cloture vote).
In efffect, the demoCREEPs are using this rule as a filibuster. An actual filibuster involves using various debating tactics to delay the voting on a specific subject (i.e., the confirmation of a judges).
A change to this rule is being called "the nuclear option". The demoSCUM are saying that the 'pubbies' threats of a change are unheard of, but (as another FREEPER pointed out) these scumbags would change this vote in a hearbeat if they were in charge.
The whole thing is a clusterF'.
Only equaling the demoASSes audcity is the sheepishness of the Republicans.
Frist and the pubbies need to grow a set and get the damn judges through. Right now, they have allowed the demoJERKWEEDs to dedicate the game (even though they aren't in charge) and, worse, they have allowed the language and definition of what a filibuster is be manipulated by the demoPUNKs and their willing accomplices in the media. That is probably the most drastic and disappointing aspect of the Republicans lack of cahones.
The whole thing, really, is quite a joke, given the serious nature of the question being sent through our court system. This week's announcement that it is unconstitutional to use the death penalty under minors only points out how far afield the court system (Supreme Court, included) has gone.
Frankly, it's scary. If you read Mark Levin's new book, Men In Black: How the Supreme Court Is Destroying America, you'll want to vomit at what the Supremes (specifically the leftist on the court) have done to this great country. It's sad.