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hadEnuf

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23. We need to use every tactic to derail, delay and make them fight for every inch.

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 06:35 PM

Feb 2025

The media will have no choice to report on it which will reveal more of what these fascists are doing to Americans.

Fight them on EVERYTHING. Screw this "choosing our battles" shit.

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Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought... [View all] demmiblue Feb 2025 OP

Yes BoRaGard Feb 2025 #1

MORE INFO - HuffPost Wicked Blue Feb 2025 #2

About time. dalton99a Feb 2025 #3

GOOD!! proud patriot Feb 2025 #4

Will fetterman be there? Lunabell Feb 2025 #5

He would love to but he has to pick up his suit (sigular) from the dry cleaners ..... nt kelly1mm Feb 2025 #31

lol wolfie001 Feb 2025 #58

They can stall it but they're not going to stop it. 😞 Jrsygrl96 Feb 2025 #6

They should be making as much public noise... Think. Again. Feb 2025 #7

Correct. Form over substance. Not nothing, but ultimately futile. nt kelly1mm Feb 2025 #32

As Rachel or Lawrence said - they maybe thought Dems would easly fold. While they can't stop alot of stuff they Can... electric_blue68 Feb 2025 #57

put a hold or block on it. nt msongs Feb 2025 #8

It doesn't work that way. They are taking maximum action. tritsofme Feb 2025 #9

There is no such thing as a block on a nomination Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #30

I don't get it tinymontgomery Feb 2025 #10

Holds don't block a nomination, they make it more painful. tritsofme Feb 2025 #12

Thanks, just seems like they get away with everything. n/t tinymontgomery Feb 2025 #37

Holds on individual cabinet nominees don't do much. Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #35

Thanks for the response tinymontgomery Feb 2025 #38

No problem. Before a few weeks ago, I didn't have a great understanding of how everything works either Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #47

Didn't take it as negative, thank you for the info. n/t tinymontgomery Feb 2025 #50

Thanks! Having a clear understanding... reACTIONary Feb 2025 #59

Please call your Senators to vote NO on Vought. StarryNite Feb 2025 #11

Good! More of this RESISTANCE please! 🙏 SunSeeker Feb 2025 #13

Ah, an old-fashioned filibuster. malthaussen Feb 2025 #14

Not a filibuster. Filibusters are not allowed for nominees Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #45

A rose by any other name. malthaussen Feb 2025 #49

Do it! More spine, please! calimary Feb 2025 #15

Finally showing some backbone. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2025 #16

He's one of the fuckers who masterminded this shit. patphil Feb 2025 #17

Do not bdamomma Feb 2025 #18

Good! peggysue2 Feb 2025 #19

ABOUT TIME!!!!! Clouds Passing Feb 2025 #20

There are a growing number of floors requiring holding out there Magoo48 Feb 2025 #21

It means a lot to the base for our leaders to be seen fighting back. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #22

We need to use every tactic to derail, delay and make them fight for every inch. hadEnuf Feb 2025 #23

This is a good start but jgmiller Feb 2025 #24

It's not a filibuster. Filibuster is not allowed on nominees. Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #44

When does this begin? senseandsensibility Feb 2025 #25

Good old-fashioned filibuster AverageOldGuy Feb 2025 #26

Isn't/wasn't it the position of a majority of DU and many Democratic lawmakers that the filibuster is/was a kelly1mm Feb 2025 #33

This is not a filibuster. The filibuster no longer is allowed for nominees. Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #42

You and I know that. This is just the regular full time that each Senator is allowed to use in nominations. However kelly1mm Feb 2025 #48

To be completely honest, I believe the filibuster should either be eliminated or restrictions placed Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #52

Thanks for the detailed response. I am similar but come tom the other conclusion that the filibuster kelly1mm Feb 2025 #54

I completely respect your position on this. Your reasoning is very logical. Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #56

Not a filibuster Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #43

This should have been Day One shit... EarthFirst Feb 2025 #27

Yes Block Vought WyLoochka Feb 2025 #28

Not possible to block. At best this will delay final confirmation by a day or 2 but it's still a good thing to do. Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #41

And some were advocating for the end of the filibuster just a few years previous. egduj Feb 2025 #29

This is not a filibuster. There is no filibuster allowed on nominees. Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #40

They should include the gang of 3 misfits trying to get confirmed. FloridaBlues Feb 2025 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Feb 2025 #36

FYI, they've had the cloture vote on Vought already and the vote was 53-47 Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #39

Don't count on Bennett or Hickenlooper. nt Hotler Feb 2025 #46

What about for RFK, Tulsi, and Kash? Polybius Feb 2025 #51

Now that they've done this for Vought, I expect there's a good chance they will try it Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #53

Thank you to the democrats showing gumption and fight. Shame on those that vote along side the fascist. nt Hotler Feb 2025 #55