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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Remind him that they lost on 3 fronts.....
Ignore threats and stay on the rational track.
Lindsay Graham, John McCain, and Jeff Flake (at a minimum) are fully prepared to back Schumer fully.
You mean like they always do?
There’s the filibuster threat. Don’t know if that can be done away with prior to a USSC nomination.
Defang him and put him on a short leash.
Uh Chuck.Harry changed the Senate rules. Presidential appointees need only 51 votes for confirmation.
if Dems thought republicans were obstructionist, meet the king and queen of obstruction. UpChuck and PeLIEsi
filibuster? forgetting they made the nuclear option rule change? Only 51 needed, although they may not agree.
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’.
In other words, they’ll filibuster every nominee to the right of Sol Alinski.
Well then, Chuckie, better notify your dentist and manicurist. When this is all done you’re going to need some serious repairs.
...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.
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.
Fake outrage on demand eh, chucky? Why don’t you invite cousin amy to testify since she’s so brilliant.
Ried left it at 60 votes for SCOTUS nominees.
The wise Latina was sooooooo mainstream
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.
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