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SaschaHM

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10. Unfortunately, all the repubs would have to do is...

Reply to RiverStone (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 10:54 PM

Dec 2016

Put the congress into Recess. It might be beneficial to let some of these cabinet posts go through. Get the republicans on record voting for these people after some very damaging hearings. Otherwise, Trump will just appoint them through recess appointments and Senate republicans get to avoid any of the blame for them. There is nothing that we can do for nominees while we have are a minority in both houses. Legislation, on the other hand, can be stalled.

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Who should the Dems obstruct "Merrick Garland" style? Wait for the SCOTUS nom, Cabinet posts? [View all] RiverStone Dec 2016 OP

Yes, obstruct them ALL onecaliberal Dec 2016 #1

Absolutly every damn one of them nt doc03 Dec 2016 #2

Don't you think they will go nuclear if we do that to everyone of them? yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #4

Maybe so but goes around comes around nt doc03 Dec 2016 #5

Yep. I hate it, but we did lose the EC - gotta give them some of what they want RiverStone Dec 2016 #7

Actually, 51 votes is the majority (wink and n/t) PJMcK Dec 2016 #8

I read a Politico article about how all the obstruction helped the Rs LeftInTX Dec 2016 #3

How would that work? PJMcK Dec 2016 #6

Here is a good article on your question RiverStone Dec 2016 #9

Good article that addresses a strategy PJMcK Dec 2016 #11

Unfortunately, all the repubs would have to do is... SaschaHM Dec 2016 #10

Given the cabinet appointment the man is making Warpy Dec 2016 #12

MATTIS samir.g Dec 2016 #13