Sen. Mark Warner announces plan to support filibuster against Gorsuch...makes 41 total

[brooklynite]

Not enough votes for Cloture unless McConnell goes nuclear.

[yallerdawg]

1. Screw cloture.

McConnell burned that down the day Obama won.

[OliverQ]

2. Which he will /NT

[Me.]

3. Forcing His Hand

He can try and blame Dems all he wants but he will be responsible

[n2doc]

4. Let him

Then when the Dems get the Senate and Presidency back in 2020 we can nominate some solid liberals and let the republicans pound sand.

[dalton99a]

5. Precisely.

No more kissing ass next time

[thesquanderer]

19. Good in theory, except...

...it's not inconceivable that multiple judges could need to be appointed between now and 2020, and that none may then need to be appointed for a while thereafter.

[n2doc]

20. No one can predict the future, except that the repubs had promised to kill the filibuster if stopped

At all. So it is dead as far as the re-ubs are concerned.

Folks need to stop hoping that the republicans will act in a kind and rational way. That isn't how this bunch works.

[thesquanderer]

24. I agree, filibuster is probably the way to go.

I just don't see as much likely benefit to it as you do, unfortunately. But it's still probably the better of two bad choices. I understand the argument that it could lead to our getting someone even worse, but really, I'm not sure how much worse there really is. And perhaps there is some benefit to not allowing the Republicans to use Dems as cover even in the most minimal way. If they can confirm justices with nothing but republican votes, then at least they really own them, and can't try to sell any "shortcomings" (even to their own base) as needed to get any Dem votes.

[Honeycombe8]

25. This is my concern. But I'm sure the Dems in Congress have discussed this.

They're ticked. And it sounds like they have a plan.

The newer, bolder Democratic Party?

[Rural_Progressive]

33. Considering what Perez had to say

I'd suggest that is a real possibility.

[sprinkleeninow]

35. "The Newer Bolder Democratic Party that gets out stains completely!" eom

👍

[Honeycombe8]

36. LOL! New and improved! nt

[sprinkleeninow]

37. Heh heh. Yeah! New & improved Democratic stain fighting formula! Okay, I'm done. n/t

[nikibatts]

30. That would be the case whether this one goes through or not. We have nothing to lose!

[sprinkleeninow]

34. Just read post regarding Colorado senator's vote FOR gorsick*or gorsuck* whatever the name....

Yay, Mark Warner, Di-Fi!

Was getting pooped out from calling all these senators who were being questionable. Told those I called I'm not a constituent, but please log my comments and concern.
Hay, I don't care if it's their policy or not!!

My thinking is currently: the future what-ifs be dammmed! Push back on the repuglycants any way, shape, form.

All of them GO BLOW and/or SUCK A BIGGG LEMON!

(Needing to have another large cup o' tea after that.)

[rogue emissary]

6. Hell yes!!!!!

He's one of my Senator and I've been calling the last three weeks. Way to go Mr. Warner!

[ananda]

7. Hurray!

Do it Dems, and stand strong!

[Va Lefty]

8. Thank you Sen. Warner!

Both my Senators NO!

[spooky3]

9. Thanks, Sen. Warner. I hope you heard from a lot of constituents.

(like me)

[Duppers]

13. He heard from this one. :)

[spooky3]

16. great!

[L. Coyote]

10. No Judicial Appointments While Under Criminal Investigation! NONE.

[Duppers]

17. I related that exact message to Mark Warner

Very early this morning.

[mountain grammy]

11. No cloture

Fuck em.

[Duppers]

12. I just emailed Mark Warnner's office early this morning.

So, YAY!

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

14. I emailed him this morning as well.

Thank you, Senator Warner.

[L. Coyote]

15. #DarkMoney donors have spent $10 million pushing Gorsuchs nomination.

Link to tweet

[SunSeeker]

18. K & R

[wordpix]

21. Klobouchar slamming Gorsuch on campaign finance cases

[wordpix]

22. now on Cspan

[lark]

23. The sun raised in the sky today, so therefore, I know for sure the nuclear option will be invoked.

I just want Dems to stop the filibuster for any and all bills and appointments, and run all budget items through reconciliation. Pisses me off how Repugs play full contact football but Dems play flag football. We need to play for keeps as well and stop trying BS bi-partisanship since it doesn't exist except in Dem fantasies and Repug talking points, not Repug behavior at all.

[niyad]

26. which he will, because he is convinced that the democrats will never have the majority.

[Le Gaucher]

27. Hell yeah !!

They will totally own the devolution of the senate from a careful deliberative body into a political tool

[GatorDem82]

28. Is there an up to date, up to the minute

Tracker somewhere? HuffPo is showing only 40.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

29. t-Rump is bound to hear nuclear option and launch missiles

And im pretty sure Big Money will use their advertising stash to launch an attack on the Dems for blocking Donny's agenda.

[mcar]

31. Good news!

[phylny]

32. Good! I called him this morning. n/t