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Egnever

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Reply to PsychoBabble (Original post)

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 04:47 PM

Apr 2017

I think the filibusterer causes complete dysfunction in our government and has for decades now. I only wish Harry had the balls to do it while we could have gotten garland in.

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Caroline - The end of Democracy? [View all] PsychoBabble Apr 2017 OP

Was she for "horizontal accountability" when Republican's were blocking Obama's judicial picks? PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #1

The point wasn't about what Caroline was for in some earlier situation, or not for ... PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #3

Dissagree Egnever Apr 2017 #2

Garland was nominated when Republicans controlled the Senate. The filibuster didn't PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #5

You are right of course Egnever Apr 2017 #6

I'm inclined to think it's the other way around... JHB Apr 2017 #4