[No Dems 2016]

Since McConnell refuses to reverse Reid's unilateral abolition of the filibuster on judicial nominations the only way to block any of Obama's nominations is for all of the Republicans to vote against them. In this case, 12 RINOs refused to do so.

Well, to stop the nominations, all Mitch McConnell has to do is not schedule a vote. They don't need a filibuster - just no scheduling of votes. Really though, what's happening here is the Senate Republicans have slowed judicial confirmations to a crawl with the only real confirmations coming for District Court rather than Appeals Court judges. I would prefer that they held NO VOTES but I suppose that's not realistic.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Well, to stop the nominations, all Mitch McConnell has to do is not schedule a vote.

All Mitch McConnell has to do is unilaterally reinstate the filibuster rules that Harry Reid unilaterally abolished. Then it would take only 34 conservative Senators to block any of Obama's nominations.

But McConnell will never do that, because it would take the power to confirm Obama's nominations out of the RINOs hands.

[House Atreides]

Well, to stop the nominations, all Mitch McConnell has to do is not schedule a vote. They don’t need a filibuster - just no scheduling of votes. Really though, what’s happening here is the Senate Republicans have slowed judicial confirmations to a crawl with the only real confirmations coming for District Court rather than Appeals Court judges. I would prefer that they held NO VOTES but I suppose that’s not realistic.
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I don’t see why NO VOTES for Obama’s nominees is not realistic. We need to stop, or at least slow, the Obama monstrosity & its packing of the courts.

Of course, we mustn’t be mean to McConnell or TRUMP (BLESSED IS HIS NAME) will be angry like he is at Cruz for being mean to McConnell.