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Why the Supreme Court fight is sure to go nuclear
New York Post ^ | Jonathan S. Tobin

Posted on 01/30/2017 10:41:56 AM PST by dpetty121263

President Trump is scheduled to announce his nominee for the vacant US Supreme Court seat this week. There should be no illusions about the confirmation battle that will follow.

No matter what Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says about revenge not being a motive for Democrats or how fair they plan to be, there’s only one way the Republicans will be able to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

It’s nuclear or nothing.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: supremecourt
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To: ChessExpert

Reid already changed the rules. All appointments except Supreme Court only need 51 votes.


21 posted on 01/30/2017 11:16:18 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Yes, I would’ve voted for Grimes if.


22 posted on 01/30/2017 11:18:00 AM PST by OKSooner ("What's the frequency, Kenneth?")
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To: dpetty121263

And? It was always a given it’d go nuclear.


23 posted on 01/30/2017 11:18:31 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: dpetty121263

If the Turtle has to go Nuke on Chuckie the RATS better hold on to their ass!

4 full years of unfettered 50+1 majority rule without limits on everything!

Can you spell ‘pack the courts’?


24 posted on 01/30/2017 11:22:29 AM PST by Beagle8U (Long live Yoga Pants!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I think your exactly right and while they are filibustering all hell can break loose and it just goes on until the left has shot their wad then there’s vote!

F the left!


25 posted on 01/30/2017 11:24:48 AM PST by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: dpetty121263

Dhimmicraps.


26 posted on 01/30/2017 11:54:23 AM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: dpetty121263

Schumer tipped his hand when he already reneged on a deal, saying that he was only speaking for himself and couldn’t speak for his party despite being the minority leader.


27 posted on 01/30/2017 11:59:15 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: dpetty121263

McConnell would prefer to approve a liberal than use the nuclear option.

If Trump is in office for eight years, which is likely, once he is finished there won’t be any more Supreme Court appointments for a generation.


28 posted on 01/30/2017 1:50:52 PM PST by odawg
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To: Tanniker Smith

Schumer tipped his hand when he already reneged on a deal, saying that he was only speaking for himself and couldn’t speak for his party despite being the minority leader


Chuckie, be prepared to have President Trump stomp a mud puddle in your chest, you have never had a ass kicking like you are about to receive, enjoy...


29 posted on 01/30/2017 2:31:25 PM PST by Rumplemeyer (The GOP should stand its ground - and fix Bayonets)
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To: Rumplemeyer

Not too soon about how serious the stomping will be, but their friendship will likely come to an abrupt end.


30 posted on 01/31/2017 8:52:28 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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