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athena

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6. Demanding that he nominate Garland would make the point better.

Reply to bhikkhu (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:56 PM

Jan 2017

Otherwise, Democrats get called obstructionists (which apparently is only a bad thing when Democrats do it). I heard a Republican Senator say on NPR today that letting the seat stay empty is a disservice to the American people.

Democrats in the Senate should have been saying all day today that Trump must nominate Garland. I have not heard anyone say it. These people (with a few exceptions) don't have a spine. We have to make sure they grow one.

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Democrats must filibuster any nominee who is not Merrick Garland. [View all] athena Jan 2017 OP

MErkley has been saying this all along. He is asking we his petition to the senate here: Amaryllis Jan 2017 #1

Thank you. Just signed it. We must make sure athena Jan 2017 #4

+1, Normalizing what Turtle McFuckLips and crew did will be horrible uponit7771 Jan 2017 #2

Or no new justices at all bhikkhu Jan 2017 #3

Demanding that he nominate Garland would make the point better. athena Jan 2017 #6

Signed. Calling two NC a$$hole Senators waste of time. mnhtnbb Jan 2017 #5

I would not assume that. athena Jan 2017 #8

Josh Marshall of TPM thinks so, too octoberlib Jan 2017 #7

I agree completely. athena Jan 2017 #9

Your OP seems to exist in a bubble where Republicans could not invoke the nuclear option. tritsofme Feb 2017 #10

What use is a filibuster if you're afraid to use it? athena Feb 2017 #12

That's not my argument. I'm saying to use it when it is most effective. tritsofme Feb 2017 #13

What makes you think they're more likely to get rid of the filibuster now than they would then? athena Feb 2017 #14

My argument is that the SCOTUS filibuster is already is already dead, so we ought to force the issue tritsofme Feb 2017 #15

Four problems with your post. athena Feb 2017 #16

Utter bullshit. Your accusation is as ridiculous as your inability to distinguish what is required tritsofme Feb 2017 #17

Yes flamingdem Feb 2017 #11