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Jim Lane

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23. The House has a procedure for a discharge petition.

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 04:42 AM

Apr 2018

There is no direct analog in the current Senate rules, but 49 Republicans plus 2 turncoat Democrats might be able to get around Schumer and amend the rules so as to force something to the floor regardless of what the leadership wanted.

Figuring out the extent of Majority Leader Schumer's power will be a nice problem to have. Let's hope for many threads on this subject in 2019 and 2020.

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If the Dems take the Senate this year, NO confirmation [View all] edhopper Apr 2018 OP

YES! MoonRiver Apr 2018 #1

Indeed, yonder Apr 2018 #4

Agreed Gothmog Apr 2018 #2

Brilliant! Do it! DemocracyMouse Apr 2018 #11

We need 51 votes in the Senate Gothmog Apr 2018 #12

I absolutely agree. Trump or Pence's nominee will be instantly compromised anyway. byronius Apr 2018 #3

Yes Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #5

Exactly. fierywoman Apr 2018 #7

Either Merrick Garland gets on the bench, or NOBODY does! lastlib Apr 2018 #17

Be careful about that request dansolo Apr 2018 #25

He doesn't get to set the terms, if Democrats re-take the Senate. OnDoutside Apr 2018 #26

Absolutely Bradshaw3 Apr 2018 #6

The lower levels can't happen...the rules were changed so Pres. Obama could get justices approved. Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #10

The rules were changed to eliminate the filibuster for justices but if Democrats have the majority PoliticAverse Apr 2018 #28

My point is we can stop Scotus. I don't know about lower level justices...hope we can. Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #32

How about adding 2 seats to scotus. the population has grown we Fullduplexxx Apr 2018 #8

I think that the days when the president's party didn't hold the Senate but the president still got Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #9

I think it still depends on the vacancy. tritsofme Apr 2018 #15

Nope. Democrats should never vote for any GOP president's SCOTUS pick if they hold the Senate. The Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #33

And then we should make it the guy who got passed over RandomAccess Apr 2018 #13

There was nothing Pres. Obama could do when we lost the Senate...too bad we didn't have Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #34

And keeping completely silent without raising RandomAccess Apr 2018 #41

There was a tremendous amount of anger and 'stink'...but there was nothing we could do. Elections Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #42

What you do is YELL and TELL RandomAccess Apr 2018 #44

Call it the McConnell Rule tritsofme Apr 2018 #14

K&R nt NCTraveler Apr 2018 #16

A narrow Democratic majority probably wouldn't be enough Jim Lane Apr 2018 #18

Schumer could simply announce he will not schedule a confirmation vote tritsofme Apr 2018 #19

I don't think it would be that simple. Jim Lane Apr 2018 #20

It pretty much is, and would be exactly what McConnell did to Garland. tritsofme Apr 2018 #21

The House has a procedure for a discharge petition. Jim Lane Apr 2018 #23

There were Republicans that thought Garland should get a vote NewJeffCT Apr 2018 #38

That is fantasy fiction. The president is powerless to define tritsofme Apr 2018 #40

Theres not much to figure out, really, these are easy answers to easy questions tritsofme Apr 2018 #39

Republicans already had 51 votes for Gorsuch's confirmation. Democrats voting for him... PoliticAverse Apr 2018 #30

It is one thing to vote when you can't stop it...they would have gone nuclear, but it Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #35

They sure as hell did! workinclasszero Apr 2018 #22

Agreed 100% Kentonio Apr 2018 #24

This may shock you, but You and I are in complete agreement on this. Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #36

That's why we need both duforsure Apr 2018 #27

The Senate is very tough...I hope the conservadems like Claire McCaskill survive. Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #37

Absolutely! FarPoint Apr 2018 #29

Definitely. And all we need to accomplish this... vi5 Apr 2018 #31

Have Chuck Schumer speak in a Kentucky Drawl... Your Waiter Tonight Apr 2018 #43