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In reply to the discussion: My Email To Schumer On A DEMOCRATIC Nuclear Option [View all]If you're talking about the cloture rule (Rule XXII), that was adopted in 1917, although not applied to nominations until 1949.
Majority Cloture for Nominations: Implications and the Nuclear Proceedings[/]
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43331.pdf
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How would you get a rule change passed, anyway, even if it was a valid one?
ColemanMaskell
Apr 2017
#30
We should not assume that every Republican will go along with McConnell to change a 200-year rule.
kentuck
Apr 2017
#8
Agreed, kentuck, some Senators like McCain might not go along with McConnell on this.
ColemanMaskell
Apr 2017
#32
So you expect a Republican Majority to change the Senate rules to benefit the Democrats?
brooklynite
Apr 2017
#18