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13. Uh, Democrats did filibuster Gorsuch, and then McConnell used the nuclear option.

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 03:39 PM

Jul 2025

Pretty silly to criticize Democrats for something they were powerless to stop.

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Don't they need 60 votes?..................... Lovie777 Jul 2025 #1

No In It to Win It Jul 2025 #2

This looks like a committee vote -- not the full vote in the Senate. W_HAMILTON Jul 2025 #3

Senate rules... surfered Jul 2025 #5

This has nothing to do with that. W_HAMILTON Jul 2025 #7

I was replying to a comment asking if it would take 60 votes surfered Jul 2025 #11

Wondered about that, too. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #4

Big deal. Trump the traitor is getting his way in Court and Congress. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #10

Right. Might as well just get out of the way. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #14

No, the only way is to uphold the Constitution of the United States. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #19

No Polybius Jul 2025 #15

I'd like to read the Senate quorum rules someday. Igel Jul 2025 #17

Ramming through a piece of human garbage, much like themselves. Passages Jul 2025 #12