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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRethugs- employing nuclear option on Gorsch could come back to bite you in the butt...
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iluvtennis
Mar 2017
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still_one
(98,883 posts)1. Reid did it under President Obama because the republicans would not let any judges be nominated.
They blocked everything, so the Democrats go rid of the filibuster for all judges except the SC.
iluvtennis
(21,480 posts)2. Thanks for that info...didn't know that.
still_one
(98,883 posts)3. yes, it was ugly, and a backlog of appointments was happening
lindysalsagal
(22,840 posts)4. They're so stupid, and desperate for any win, they'll pull the trigger.
And we'll get the senate back, and maybe even the house.....And then, lookout.