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Schumer Threatens 'Tooth and Nail' Fight Over Supreme Court Nominee
Cybercast News Service ^ | November 21, 2016 | 5:26 AM EST | Susan Jones

Posted on 11/21/2016 5:42:16 AM PST by Olog-hai

Come January, Republicans will control all three branches of government, but with only 52 Republicans in the Senate. That will not give them the 60 needed to break a Democrat filibuster.

Appearing on various Sunday talk shows, Schumer was asked if Senate Democrats will filibuster Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, whoever it may be.

“I would hope first and foremost that President Trump nominates a mainstream nominee capable of getting bipartisan support,” Schumer told Fox News Sunday.

“If he does, then we’ll give it just a very, very thorough vetting, but we won’t ipso facto say no. If it’s out of the mainstream, yes, we’re going to fight that nominee tooth and nail.” …

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 114th; chuckschumer; donaldtrump; filibuster; nominee; nuclearoption; schmuckschemer; schumer; schumerfilibuster; scotus; supremecourt; trump; trumpscotus
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1 posted on 11/21/2016 5:42:16 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Remind him that they lost on 3 fronts.....


2 posted on 11/21/2016 5:42:50 AM PST by rovenstinez (A)
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To: Olog-hai

Ignore threats and stay on the rational track.


3 posted on 11/21/2016 5:44:11 AM PST by Rapscallion (The opposite of charity is justice.)
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To: Olog-hai

Lindsay Graham, John McCain, and Jeff Flake (at a minimum) are fully prepared to back Schumer fully.


4 posted on 11/21/2016 5:44:13 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (ui)
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To: Olog-hai

You mean like they always do?


5 posted on 11/21/2016 5:44:20 AM PST by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: rovenstinez

There’s the filibuster threat. Don’t know if that can be done away with prior to a USSC nomination.


6 posted on 11/21/2016 5:44:33 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Olog-hai

Defang him and put him on a short leash.


7 posted on 11/21/2016 5:44:34 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the differen)
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To: Olog-hai

Uh Chuck.Harry changed the Senate rules. Presidential appointees need only 51 votes for confirmation.


8 posted on 11/21/2016 5:44:40 AM PST by allendale
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To: Olog-hai

if Dems thought republicans were obstructionist, meet the king and queen of obstruction. UpChuck and PeLIEsi


9 posted on 11/21/2016 5:44:59 AM PST by sappy (criminaldems)
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To: Olog-hai

filibuster? forgetting they made the nuclear option rule change? Only 51 needed, although they may not agree.


10 posted on 11/21/2016 5:46:01 AM PST by xcct838
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To: Olog-hai

Nuke the filibuster and knock off all of the “reaching across the aisle” bull****. The GOOBers look and act like morons every time they do it. Hey GOOBs, the ‘RATs are NOT your ‘friends’.


11 posted on 11/21/2016 5:46:35 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (A proud, irredeemable deplorable of the Trump Revolution.)
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To: Olog-hai

In other words, they’ll filibuster every nominee to the right of Sol Alinski.


12 posted on 11/21/2016 5:46:38 AM PST by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: Olog-hai

Well then, Chuckie, better notify your dentist and manicurist. When this is all done you’re going to need some serious repairs.


13 posted on 11/21/2016 5:46:40 AM PST by katana
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...and Chuck Shumer is by all rights the sole arbiter of what can be considered mainstream.

I think perhaps four years of opposition by the Senate Democrats could equal an acquisition of Senate seats on the next go round sufficient to overcome any opposition.


14 posted on 11/21/2016 5:46:44 AM PST by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and. the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: Olog-hai

Trump should nominate his third most conservative option. When the thugs Bork that nominee, choose the second most conservative option, and then the most conservative option. They will look like the bigoted fools they are if everyone is met with the same baseless attacks, and we end up with the most conservative Justice possible.


15 posted on 11/21/2016 5:46:45 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Olog-hai

Fake outrage on demand eh, chucky? Why don’t you invite cousin amy to testify since she’s so brilliant.


16 posted on 11/21/2016 5:47:04 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: allendale

Ried left it at 60 votes for SCOTUS nominees.


17 posted on 11/21/2016 5:47:06 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: Olog-hai
When Up-Chuck Schumer tells McConnell to “jump”, will Mitch obsequiously ask “how high”?
18 posted on 11/21/2016 5:47:11 AM PST by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: Olog-hai

The wise Latina was sooooooo mainstream


19 posted on 11/21/2016 5:47:11 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Olog-hai
No problem! Only reason Reid didn't extend the "Reid Rule" to SC nominees is that there weren't any at the time.

He said he would do so "when" Hillary won and the Democrats took over the Senate.

What's sauce for the goose...

They'll do it when they next take the WH and Senate. It would be beyond stupid for the Republicans not to do so now.

20 posted on 11/21/2016 5:47:19 AM PST by Sooth2222 ("Every nation has the government it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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