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17. At best that's a partisan perspective

Thu Sep 27, 2018, 10:23 PM

Sep 2018

Republicans can just turn around and say that we were abusing the filibuster when used on Gorsuch.

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We can thank him... W_HAMILTON Sep 2018 #1

This WheelWalker Sep 2018 #2

Ideally, yes... regnaD kciN Sep 2018 #8

Desperate times require desperate courage. Time will tell. WheelWalker Sep 2018 #15

Get 60 dems in the senate YessirAtsaFact Sep 2018 #3

Doing that will depend on a lot of retirements. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #4

Incorrect. W_HAMILTON Sep 2018 #7

FDR tried that and didn't succeed. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #10

If Democrats sure up their majority in the Senate standingtall Sep 2018 #16

FDR did succeed Major Nikon Sep 2018 #26

Reid changed the rule on judges. former9thward Sep 2018 #12

Remember the context of how that happened standingtall Sep 2018 #18

The last time the number of judges on the Supreme Court Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #29

No one is going to be "put in jail". former9thward Sep 2018 #13

We can also thank Sidthelib Sep 2018 #5

At best that's a partisan perspective mythology Sep 2018 #17

And that would be absurd standingtall Sep 2018 #24

McConnell Turbineguy Sep 2018 #14

Clarence Thomas was approved 52-48. stopbush Sep 2018 #20

Filibuster GeorgeGist Sep 2018 #22

Here's a short explanation of the Clarence Thomas vote. rgbecker Sep 2018 #25

The 60 vote Sgent Sep 2018 #23

rather this from Wikipedia: rgbecker Sep 2018 #27

While that article is true Sgent Sep 2018 #30