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And the repubs were so open to Dems blocking their theocratic ideologues to the SC. (NOT) usonian Feb 2023 #1
Hatch dropped the "tradition" under W. themaguffin Feb 2023 #2
Republicans dropped it for circuit nominees during Trump tritsofme Feb 2023 #6
agree republianmushroom Feb 2023 #3
Have these progressives run their idea by Manchin and Sinema? W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #4
Neither sit on the Judiciary Committee, the decision belongs to Durbin. tritsofme Feb 2023 #7
Wrong, because... W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #9
Have either made such a threat? Manchin and Sinema have been very good on judges. tritsofme Feb 2023 #11
They're "good on judges" because we haven't resorted to this tactic yet. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #13
oh please -- you're making a assumptions about manchin / sinema orleans Feb 2023 #15
Durbin knows the politics of it. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #16
nope nope nope orleans Feb 2023 #19
Then feel free to send a message to their office and ask them to comment publicly on it. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #21
I'm not being at all critical of Durbin's strategy. tritsofme Feb 2023 #17
Did you even do a minimal amount of backgrounding on this group before you started Celerity Feb 2023 #12
If every so-called progressive supported and voted for Hillary, she would have been president. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #14
non sequitur nt Celerity Feb 2023 #18
Yes. The word "progressive" was given a new definition and denied to Democrats. betsuni Feb 2023 #20
Yep. And we know that Republicans and Russians were all too happy to further that terrible message. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #22
Agree. I've found few sources discussing its impact but thankfully it's betsuni Feb 2023 #23
The blue slip needs to go LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #5
I strongly doubt Dick Durbin would do it In It to Win It Feb 2023 #8
Durbin would gladly do it, if in doing so, he had enough votes to actually confirm the judges... W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #10
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