Bravo, Leader Schumer! Beats Rs at their filibuster game.
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Whilst Republican senators staggered off to sleep after a pointless all nighter for the covid relief bill, Schummer briefly had a 2/3rds majority and called cloture on Merrick Garland!. Debate is over! Vote to confirm is scheduled for next week. Needs simple majority. Hahaha!!!
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I am thrilled to see our members of Congress and their leaders in action
That's twice the repukes left the chamber and our guys zapped them.. in one week...
"legislative session" and "executive session" and started having the clerk read the calendar items, including a stack of nominees (I think in Parliamentary parlance, their names assumed to have been read into the record) - and he explicitly mentioned Garland (although before mention of him, he mentioned the nominee to head up the EPA). And he was actually calling for yays and nays with no one there and then dispensing with the quorum. 
Right then and there I sat silent wondering if he was about to pull a unanimous consent request to confirm every one by unanimous consent since the entire chamber emptied out except the staff and Presiding Officer (wasn't sure who that was up there), but alas!
From the CSPAN2 transcript - https://www.c-span.org/video/?509591-1/senate-passes-19-trillion-covid-19-relief-bill-50-49&live&vod
I SEND A CLOTURE MOTION TO THE DESK.
27:30:49
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE CLOTURE MOTION.
CLOTURE MOTION, WE, THE UNDERSIGNED SENATORS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 22 OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE DO HEREBY MOVE TO BRING TO A CLOSE DEBATE ON THE NOMINATION OF EXECUTIVE CALENDAR NUMBER 12, MARCIA LOUISE FUDGE OF OHIO, TO BE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SIGNED BY 16 SENATORS AS FOLLOWS.
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Chuck Schumer
MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ON TUESDAY, MARCH 9, AT 5:30 P.M., CLOTURE RIPEN ON CALENDAR NUMBER 12, MARCIA LOUISE FUDGE, AND EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 27, MERRICK BRIAN GARLAND, THAT THE SENATE VOTE CLOTURE ON THE MARCIA LOUISE FUDGE AND THAT THE TIME EXPIRE ON MARCH 10 AT 12 NOON, FOLLOWING THE CLOTURE VOTE ON THE FUDGE NOMINATION, THE SENATE VOTE ON THE GARL NOMINATION AND -- GARLAND NOMINATION. FURTHER, THAT CLOTURE ON THE REGAN NOMINATION RIPEN FOLLOWING DISPOSITION OF THE GARLAND NOMINATION.
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Chuck Schumer
MR. PRESIDENT, FOR THE INFORMATION OF SENATORS, THE SENATE WILL NOT BE IN SESSION ON MONDAY, MARCH 8. ON TUESDAY THERE WILL BE TWO ROLL CALL VOTES AT 5:30 P.M., THE FIRST VOTE WILL BE TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE FUDGE NOMINATION TO BE SECRETARY OF H.U.D., FOLLOWED BY THE GARLAND NOMINATION TO BE ATTORNEY GENERAL. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE SENATE, I ASK THAT IT STAND ADJOURNED UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER.
I love it when Democrats rub republicans' noses in their own shit.
while considering the possibility of us actually getting control of the Senate I was thinking I'd rather have someone that might be a bit more aggressive than Senator Schumer, based on his performance as Minority Leader.
He has been a VERY PLEASANT surprise - WAY TO GO!!!!! 
RepuQs are obviously not very bright, it's about time we used that to our advantage.
I expect to start seeing a few dominoes fall, and justice rightfully served.
