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Confirm Gorsuch with 51
The Federalist ^ | 3/23/2017 | Grant Starrett

Posted on 03/23/2017 8:16:55 PM PDT by jthomas21

This morning, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced the Democrats will filibuster Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court. If you listen to the media, Republicans will have to use the "nuclear option" to confirm Gorsuch with 51 votes. But the media, as usual, misses the point: Harry Reid already pushed the button and the Senate is a nuclear wasteland.

Read more here: http://thefederalist.com/2017/03/23/time-republicans-embrace-nuclear-option-neil-gorsuch/


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gorsuch; nuclearoption; schumer; supremecourt
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To: jthomas21

What happened to Rule 19?


21 posted on 03/23/2017 9:10:58 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Socon-Econ

I think Republicans let the Demonrats run the agenda even when they are supposed to be in charge...no wonder nothing changes..


22 posted on 03/23/2017 9:11:44 PM PDT by Smittie (Just like an alien I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: Smittie

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23 posted on 03/23/2017 9:12:26 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: jthomas21

Do it already. If/when the Democrats take power again the filibuster is gone anyway.

RULE RUTHLESSLY!!!!!!

I would pretend the Democrats don’t exist.


24 posted on 03/23/2017 9:25:23 PM PDT by LeonardFMason (426)
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To: jthomas21

Hmmm

Using the “Reid Option”


25 posted on 03/23/2017 9:28:34 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: jthomas21

Rule 19.


26 posted on 03/23/2017 9:29:06 PM PDT by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Cementjungle

I like it.


27 posted on 03/23/2017 9:30:05 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: Slyfox

I bet he keeps an eye on the proceedings as they unfold.


28 posted on 03/23/2017 9:35:00 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Cementjungle
Congress goes into recess next week. Maybe Trump should just make a recess appointment and be done with it.

Recess appointment is temporary. Not a good option for a lifetime position.

29 posted on 03/23/2017 9:38:42 PM PDT by etcb
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To: etcb

Ah, excellent point.

Nuke it instead.


30 posted on 03/23/2017 9:43:17 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: GOPJ

Funny how Republicans voted for Gainsburg, Breyer, Kagan, etc but the Dems will always fight the GOP nominees.


31 posted on 03/23/2017 9:51:26 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Man-made global liberalism is killing the planet)
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To: Slyfox

Six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy.


32 posted on 03/23/2017 9:52:03 PM PDT by goldbux (No sufficiently rich interpreted language can represent its own semantics. -- Alfred Tarski, 1936)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Kagen is a total Hack.


33 posted on 03/23/2017 9:55:59 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: jthomas21

Now come the McCain backstab to end all backstabs.


34 posted on 03/23/2017 10:00:19 PM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: jthomas21

BEEN saying this since day one.

If Trump is going to make America Great Again he is going to have to go Nuclear on the Filibuster. You can’t deal with the traitorous judges, the deep state, the sanctuary mayors and city and county councils with 60 senate votes in your way every single time. The Senate is way to big of a Rino infested swamp to even start to believe you are gonna get some demonrats on board.

Nuke the Filibuster or drown in the swamp.....and until they do ....you know its the same old fun and games.

Remember Bush had the House and Senate also....and didn’t do squat....why? Because the dems would bottle everything up in the Senate. But if Bush had nuked the filibuster....


35 posted on 03/23/2017 10:04:01 PM PDT by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: jthomas21

When Ginsburg retires for whatever reason Trump should put up Ann Coulter as her replacement. I’m gonna have to buy more popcorn for the hearings. LOL


36 posted on 03/23/2017 10:18:23 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: chris37

The Democrats clearly intend to use liberal judges to impede our agenda. The 4-4 supreme court will allow them to get away with that indefinitely. we won’t get a damned thing done until we get Gorsuch nominated so he has to be nominated by any means necessary.


37 posted on 03/23/2017 10:29:11 PM PDT by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: jthomas21

Yes, totally agree. I pray Neil Gorsuch will be all that us fellow conservatives hope that he will be.

You may appreciate as I have this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y_QpXeXFzk


38 posted on 03/23/2017 10:30:04 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: RC one

Watch McConnell leave the filibuster in place so the courts and block whatever they want.


39 posted on 03/23/2017 11:07:50 PM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: jthomas21

51 and done.

The standard for the next 8 years.


40 posted on 03/23/2017 11:42:33 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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