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Evolve Dammit

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31. That few people wielding supreme power for life needs to be overhauled. Not needed IMHO.

Thu Oct 22, 2020, 01:20 PM

Oct 2020

And this nominee is a prize. Michelle Bachman crazy eyes. Missing the big cross of Bondi, Coulter, Ingraham so far... Get the religion out of it for Chrissakes!

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Graham just broke the rules to advance Amy Coney Barrett's nomination out of the Judiciary Committee [View all] bigtree Oct 2020 OP

All their wet dreams coming true with this judge Ohiogal Oct 2020 #1

Reform the courts and let them choke on the ashes. Statistical Oct 2020 #2

I fucking HATE republi-CONS. calimary Oct 2020 #3

How can the vote be "unanimous" when the Democrats weren't present to vote? no_hypocrisy Oct 2020 #4

Where is the Parliamentarian on this? n/t malaise Oct 2020 #5

in committees it's the chairman who rules on those questions, I think bigtree Oct 2020 #10

Can the nomination be voided because of the break in the rules? mfcorey1 Oct 2020 #6

This is what I want to know too. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #8

Biden must use this as evidence that SCROTUS has to be unpacked. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #11

Nope FBaggins Oct 2020 #34

Senate BLOODBATH eminent. ... ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2020 #7

I hope this act is the last nail in Lindsay Graham's senate re-election coffin. BComplex Oct 2020 #9

What was the committee rule that was broken? dem4decades Oct 2020 #12

In order to vote, the committee must have 2 members of the minority present in order... Spazito Oct 2020 #15

Got it. Thanks dem4decades Oct 2020 #16

Should there have been one Democrat present? dansolo Oct 2020 #26

Good point, I am not sure a quorum call is used in committee, here is what I found... Spazito Oct 2020 #28

They are giving us no choice but to expand the court. LaMouffette Oct 2020 #13

I guess "united" states no longer apply? young_at_heart Oct 2020 #14

yeah "reach across the aisle" my arse... uriel1972 Oct 2020 #18

umm John Nichlos tweet now say This Tweet is unavailable. --when I clicked. riversedge Oct 2020 #17

And what will happen as a result of him doing so? nt Sunsky Oct 2020 #19

Nothing will happen from this. While I understand the "protest," one can't thwart votes by Hoyt Oct 2020 #20

When republicans are in charge... SergeStorms Oct 2020 #21

Leningrad Lindsey is following the Moscow Mitch rule meow2u3 Oct 2020 #22

It doesn't matter. Both Barrett & Kavanaugh represent blood on the Steinbot's hands Tarc Oct 2020 #23

If Graham cheated on this vote can't we have her removed when democrats win? blueinredohio Oct 2020 #24

Maddow last night Shumer said benld74 Oct 2020 #25

You meet partisanship with partisanship when power changes hands bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2020 #29

Power. All these creeps care about is power mvd Oct 2020 #30

That few people wielding supreme power for life needs to be overhauled. Not needed IMHO. Evolve Dammit Oct 2020 #31

They have shown over and over that the rules do not pertain to them. Marrah_Goodman Oct 2020 #32

Taking away health care coverage during a pandemic isn't just disgraceful. crickets Oct 2020 #33

Genocide They_Live Oct 2020 #35

What I love about conservatives catharineg Oct 2020 #36

She is illegitimate. She can be removed as soon as the new senate is seated. The Wielding Truth Oct 2020 #37

How? onenote Oct 2020 #38

Amazing how many gloss over this little detail. nt dware Oct 2020 #40

Really? dware Oct 2020 #39

Illegal procedure. There was no quorum of the approving committee. She must be brought forward again The Wielding Truth Oct 2020 #42

There's no provision in the Constitution for a quorum, dware Oct 2020 #43

Senate rules must be adhered to. The Wielding Truth Oct 2020 #45

Yeah, good luck with that argument. dware Oct 2020 #46

Senate Parliamentarian has power. Am I wrong? Who can call Republicans to task? The Wielding Truth Oct 2020 #48

Look, the plain, simple fact is that once she's seated, dware Oct 2020 #49

I can refuse to go along. You can, too. Truth and rules and laws are being turned inside out. The Wielding Truth Oct 2020 #50

Yes, we can refuse to go along with it, dware Oct 2020 #51

They fight to win for their voters. nt RandiFan1290 Oct 2020 #41

Can we assume Barrett will refuse the nomination since "rule of law" was broken? KentuckyWoman Oct 2020 #44

It's not her call. Her nomination was not moved forward by the procedure in place It has no legs. The Wielding Truth Oct 2020 #47