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PJMcK

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11. Good article that addresses a strategy

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 10:58 PM

Dec 2016

Thanks for posting the link, RiverStone. The column articulates some good ideas and passionate progressivism.

But, there's this quote (with my emphasis): "Less fatuously, it must be to obstruct the nomination and seating of any Trump nominee to fill Scalia’s seat. We will lose. But that’s not the point now."

My original question was- and still is- mostly rhetorical. This is because procedurally, the Democrats in the Senate and the House have very little strength going into the next year. The GOP and soon-to-be President Trump will get far too much of what they want.

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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