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wryter2000

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4. That's what I'm living for

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 01:34 PM

Apr 2017

The filibuster still stands for bills, but I imagine they'll blow that up, too.

I can't wait for us to take back the Congress.

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Now that McTurtle has blown up the Senate, watch them cry when they no longer control it. [View all] Augiedog Apr 2017 OP

they won't cry, because they believe they will ALWAYS be in control. the gerrymandering niyad Apr 2017 #1

Gerrymandering doesn't impact a Senate race since they are statewide. redstatebluegirl Apr 2017 #2

no, but the other things do. niyad Apr 2017 #5

Gerrymandering fails in high growth states. Blue_true Apr 2017 #13

You can't gerrymander the Senate. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #24

Can't they just reset the filibuster once Gorsuch is in HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #3

Only while they have the majority... regnaD kciN Apr 2017 #7

But that's what they're good at..... a kennedy Apr 2017 #12

They would need to amend the rules to make rule changes take 60 votes Amishman Apr 2017 #8

They could just hack it just before 2021 HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #16

isn't that what they are doing in north carolina. n/t okieinpain Apr 2017 #21

Pretty close, they are reducing the power of the governor to limit what we can do with the office Amishman Apr 2017 #23

It is not legal and it failed in court. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #29

Nice! I hadn't heard the outcome Amishman Apr 2017 #33

They were not able to do it...judge did rule against the legislature Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #34

We can use the nuclear option if needed. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #26

Once that Genie has been released, it can't be put back in the bottle. Blue_true Apr 2017 #15

That's what I'm living for wryter2000 Apr 2017 #4

We need to activate more people that don't vote in midterms and the General. Blue_true Apr 2017 #17

Abso-damned-lutely wryter2000 Apr 2017 #19

They will control the Senate long enough to stack the courts for years to come Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #6

I've had fleeting moments of optimism, but most of the time I agree with you. -nt CrispyQ Apr 2017 #14

It never works that way...this is one appointment for Scalia...it does not change the court. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #27

There are other courts besides the US Supreme Court which will are concerning Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #31

I do not consider Gorsuch qualified for a number of reasons... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #35

They're blowing up the whole damn country, not just the Senate. Elwood P Dowd Apr 2017 #9

If the Republicans are able to get a "healthcare" bill through the house, briv1016 Apr 2017 #10

the dems have to vote In order for that to happen Ohioblue22 Apr 2017 #11

I'm Fine With This-A Rule that only One Party Follows Is No Rule at All Stallion Apr 2017 #18

They're already crying (like an abuser) MurrayDelph Apr 2017 #20

okay, one consideration I just had though, since these fuckers don't care about optics...ugh. JCanete Apr 2017 #22

What if they did? We can nuke it too...and once it is gone it is gone. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #28

yeah, I caught that myself as I thought it through. JCanete Apr 2017 #30

Yep. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #25

Constitutional convention is on their agenda, them and the Koch's Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #32