I am ignorant of how the mechanics of this works.
The Dems lie.
Is the vote to confirm a simple majority?
If the GOP thinks they have a majority including Dem. votes to not need the option and go to a vote and the Dems. have lied and the vote is something like 54 to 46. Does that mean we have lost and it would then be too late for the option?
Why risk it. Just make it so! Simple majority and be done with it.
The constitutional requirement to be confirmed is a simple majority. The 60 vote threshold is to stop debate and take a final vote on confirmation.
We have been suffering from the results of Hairless Reid’s simple majority rule change on Federal Judges for years now.
The Federal Courts are now packed with far left wing zealots making rediculous law from the bench.
The ONLY way to change that is to change the vote for USSC seats to 51 to be able to put Constitutionalists on the Court to reign in the out of control Federal Judges.
IMHO...