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I can only hope there are 2-3 republican Senators who are not showing their cards (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Sep 2020 OP
Praying 🙏 secondwind Sep 2020 #1
Don't count on it Chainfire Sep 2020 #2
They're all falling in line. Grassley and Gardner signalled they will toe the party line. brush Sep 2020 #3
No MFM008 Sep 2020 #4
Forget it BeyondGeography Sep 2020 #5
It's a done deal already. BlueJac Sep 2020 #6
I am not going to worry abut this...We have no way to stop Demsrule86 Sep 2020 #7
Don't waste your energy - they're all lying whores, and they don't care hatrack Sep 2020 #8
I believe Mitt and Murkowski. Maybe Collins. Now can they hold this up til Kelly wins that Az seat? GusFring Sep 2020 #9
There aren't Happy Hoosier Sep 2020 #10
They've ALL shown their cards. They will do whatever Mich tells them to do. Every single one. Autumn Sep 2020 #11
don't fool yourselves, this is THE OPPORTUNITY GOP been waiting for, beachbumbob Sep 2020 #12
Forget about the court pick, it's gone njhoneybadger Sep 2020 #13
Agree Johnny2X2X Sep 2020 #14
To the winner goes the spoils Cosmocat Sep 2020 #15
I don't think they are holding up the nominee out of respect for RBG? kentuck Sep 2020 #16
Why on earth would they do that? Codeine Sep 2020 #17

Chainfire

(17,468 posts)
2. Don't count on it
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 08:07 AM
Sep 2020

It would mean the death of their political positions in the party. They are all members of a right-wing cult and are without honor or morals. They will vote to protect their power. They are smelling blood and only thing that will stop them now would be divine intervention.

brush

(53,742 posts)
3. They're all falling in line. Grassley and Gardner signalled they will toe the party line.
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 08:15 AM
Sep 2020

Gardner, who is in a tough race, puts picking SCOTUS judges above even getting re-elected he knows white women in Denver and Boulder suburbs will most like go blue against trump and him.

Grassley doesn't have to worry, and even if Murkowsky and Coliins are given the green light to vote no by McTurtle, there still aren't four no repug votes. And some are saying Romney might even vote yes before the election.

The silver lining is although Gardner and Tillis might vote yes they'll likely be voted out because of it and we'll win the Senate as Collins is gone no matter what she does, and McSally in Arizona is a sure loser to Kelly.

We just have to expand the court once Joe wins.

BeyondGeography

(39,346 posts)
5. Forget it
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 08:19 AM
Sep 2020

Ginsburg’s seat, which she once fretted would go to a Merrick Garland-ish moderate if she retired in 2014, will be turned over to a RW cult member for the next 35 or so years.

Demsrule86

(68,456 posts)
7. I am not going to worry abut this...We have no way to stop
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 08:24 AM
Sep 2020

Trump from getting another judge. That ended in 2016...'but her emails'. Thus let's go all in for the election and overwhelmingly defeat Trump and the GOP senate. That must be our priority.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
12. don't fool yourselves, this is THE OPPORTUNITY GOP been waiting for,
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 09:23 AM
Sep 2020

its made their dreams come true. A generational supreme court of 6-3 conservatives. Its going to happen, nothing can stop it. We have to focus on what is at hand that we can influence the outcome and thats coming Nov 3rd


we can thank Jill Stein voters and Putin for all they have done to our dmeocracy

Johnny2X2X

(18,970 posts)
14. Agree
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 09:47 AM
Sep 2020

The Reps have already agreed to pass whoever he nominates. He's nominating a total crazy cult member, so expose her before the country during hearings and expose how extreme and crazy the Republican Party is now.

The time for us to fight on this was in 2016 when they stole the Supreme Court pick from Obama. Should have been a 5-4 liberal court the last 4 years which would then flip the other way 5-4 right now.

Dems made a huge miscalculation by thinking it was no big deal because Hillary was going to win. Because of that we're going to lose a ton of the rights that Americans enjoy and Obama Care to boot.

Cosmocat

(14,558 posts)
15. To the winner goes the spoils
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 10:00 AM
Sep 2020

What is happening is the result of decades of people indulging right wing bullshit, and we are going to have to live with it for the rest of our lives.

People have to WTF up to the complete menace that the GOP is, stop with the bullshit both siderism and show up EVERY election to vote like their lives depend on it, because they do.

kentuck

(111,052 posts)
16. I don't think they are holding up the nominee out of respect for RBG?
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 10:31 AM
Sep 2020

I think as soon as they know they have the numbers, they will pull the trigger.

There is nothing much short of an impeachment that will delay the inevitable.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
17. Why on earth would they do that?
Tue Sep 22, 2020, 10:34 AM
Sep 2020
They’ve got a shot to lock down the court for a generation — they aren’t passing that up.
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