[Mr Apple]

Baldwin, isn’t it correct that for the Senate to confirm that 3/5 of the Senate is required. And if so, then Obama and the democrats won’t get a liberal on scotus.

[Mr Apple]

see my #1111 please

[ichabod1]

Yeah, unless the Corker amendment lets the president end run the Senate like with the Iran deal.

[BlackElk]

No, a simple majority vote on confirmation is all that is required. It takes 60 votes to bring about cloture (force an actual final vote on the nomination) in the event of a filibuster (Jeff Sessions, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and many others are SURE to filibuster ANY attempt to confirm Obozo's nomination. OTOH, it is the Demonrats who want a vote and they don't have anything like 60 votes to invoke cloture.

Additionally, any Obozo nomination can be tied up in the Senate Judiciary Committee until Obozo leaves office or Armaggedon whichever is first to occur.

Additionally Mitchie McTurtle says that the nomination "should" not be voted on until the people have spoken in the 2016 election. Mitchie can refuse to bring up the nomination even if it clears Judiciary Committee (see behavior of Reid, Harry). Mitchie MUST at the very least keep the Senate "in session" until Obozo is gone. The SCOTUS ruled unanimously in 2014 on "recess" appointments that they are not allowed in the absence of a formal recess.

Also see the final sentence of Article II Section 3 of the constitution as to recess appointments.