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.
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Reid already changed the rules. All appointments except Supreme Court only need 51 votes.
Yes, I would’ve voted for Grimes if.
And? It was always a given it’d go nuclear.
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’?
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!
Dhimmicraps.
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.
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.
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
Not too soon about how serious the stomping will be, but their friendship will likely come to an abrupt end.
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