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drray23

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10. Difficult to do. This only requires 51 votes.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:27 PM
4 hrs ago

Nominations are not subject to the 60 vote threshold. However, if we do win the senate its a different story

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That guy makes me sick. enigmania 4 hrs ago #1
And we should block any Republican nominee until after the NEXT presidential election. Greybnk48 4 hrs ago #2
Difficult to do. This only requires 51 votes. drray23 4 hrs ago #10
I can't imagine what kind of horror Trump might nominate. Can they be blocked until 2028? Vinca 4 hrs ago #3
Use McConnell's "lame duck" rule... but we'd need to be the majority party. QueerDuck 4 hrs ago #4
John Yoo TommyT139 4 hrs ago #7
I think even John Yoo is not right-wing enough for them... and honestly, maybe too old. In It to Win It 4 hrs ago #9
I can imagine it would be one of his parking garage lawyers or Pam Bondi. madinmaryland 3 hrs ago #14
Almost didn't click this. "Alito" and "disrobe" leftstreet 4 hrs ago #5
Grok can disrobe him any day of the week. usonian 4 hrs ago #6
May his book release go the way of the Melania movie. llmart 4 hrs ago #8
Fuck that piece of shit Blue Owl 3 hrs ago #11
Well put! calimary 2 hrs ago #21
So what? He'll simply be replaced with another political racist hack... NNadir 3 hrs ago #12
Maybe it's an October Surprise. ChicagoTeamster 3 hrs ago #13
Someone needs to learn the difference between dobleremolque 3 hrs ago #15
But the "Originalists" provided for .... Mustellus 3 hrs ago #16
Oh hey, Susan Collins... tishaLA 3 hrs ago #17
Oh, Elie.. What a visual... But I'd gladly see him "depart" (voluntarily) anyway possible hlthe2b 3 hrs ago #18
Do They Have A 'Tall' Size Robe, Big Enough To Fit Barron "Damien" Trump? TrollBuster9090 3 hrs ago #19
He'll install Loose Cannon 🤬 poli-junkie 3 hrs ago #20
She's 45, and could be a SC justice for 35-40 years. patphil 2 hrs ago #23
Worst case scenario is that Thomas and Alito are given huge payments to resign so Trump can appoint successors. patphil 2 hrs ago #22
I think there's going to be a huge public slightlv 1 hr ago #25
The visual from that headline made me glad that I had not yet eaten. niyad 2 hrs ago #24
I expect the retirement after the elections... in November. Thomas too. WarGamer 1 hr ago #26
If the Dems take the Senate, he's retiring. Lanius 1 hr ago #27
If Republicans seriously fear losing the Senate, he will quite much sooner Bluetus 1 hr ago #28
We are owed SCOTUS seats over what they've pulled EnergizedLib 1 hr ago #29
"Disrobe?" Ugh,nobody wants to see THAT Warpy 54 min ago #30
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