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So when do we get 4 new SCOTUS picks? (Original Post)
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Dec 2022
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SoCalDavidS
(10,599 posts)1. When We Get 60 Senators Willing To Vote For It. nt
doc03
(37,382 posts)2. There is way that will happen unless we have a Super
Majority in Congress
Elessar Zappa
(16,295 posts)3. We'd need to control the House
and get enough Dem Senators that would get rid of the filibuster. So not until 2025 at the earliest.
LetMyPeopleVote
(157,931 posts)4. It will take House approval plus the end of the filibuster
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)6. Plus a groundswell to push for it. (That may be the easy part).
UTUSN
(73,248 posts)5. After we win in '24
onenote
(44,923 posts)7. When four sitting justices die or retire.
And only if we have a Democratic president when that happens.