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Warpy

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18. Agreed, the Republicans have been acting like a racketeering organization
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 01:43 AM
Apr 2017

and they'll run right over people who are outside their racket no matter what they have to do.

I think the Democrats and the few Republicans petitioning to bring it back immediately are missing the point here. Getting rid of it will allow massive GOP overreach and people aren't going to like it.

No filibuster will completely gut that party the next time Congress changes hands.

I have a better idea, let's take back Congress in 2018 and the WH in 2020, and tell the republicans still_one Apr 2017 #1
Do you really expect anything other than the default "kumbaya let's reach across the aisle" Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #8
yeah... that shit really pisses me off n/t orleans Apr 2017 #12
ruth bader ginsburg, and every Supreme Court justices appointed by Democrats were no still_one Apr 2017 #15
That we'll push through a democratic agenda instead of watering it down for republicans Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #17
That was my point still_one Apr 2017 #19
I'm not talking about the supreme court specifically though. Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #20
That is what I thought the OP was about, and why the republicans eliminated the filibuster still_one Apr 2017 #21
Yes but not what the thread you're replying in is about Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #22
My subthread was addressing the OP's presentation of a guest on Maher's show still_one Apr 2017 #25
*Republicans*. Everything they say on TV is strategic sharedvalues Apr 2017 #2
Evan McCullen was being pretty genuine Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #7
Fair, but I think he has the legislative strategy way wrong. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #11
There's a school of thought a deal could have been made with three or four repig moderates. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2017 #3
that was the school of thought. Who on that side of the aisle would you trust not to cave JCanete Apr 2017 #5
I don't know. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2017 #9
McCain would have made the deal because it would have also allowed mr_liberal Apr 2017 #29
the question is, when the next hard right wing justice is up for nomination, why wouldn't JCanete Apr 2017 #31
Yes it would be the word of the 3 Republicans. It wouldnt only be their word though mr_liberal Apr 2017 #32
Oh I see what you're asking now. mr_liberal Apr 2017 #33
No way. That would be enabling the corrupt. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #6
I don't disagree. I'm ok with what happened. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2017 #14
No sense in delaying it. A red flag should go up if repugs are saying we should've waited brush Apr 2017 #10
that nonsense should have been slapped down. Maher and Lieu let it slide. JCanete Apr 2017 #4
They just want to go back now to the way it was so Dems can't use it if they take shraby Apr 2017 #13
For a long time, Republicans have chosen their nominee and stuck with him. kentuck Apr 2017 #16
Agreed, the Republicans have been acting like a racketeering organization Warpy Apr 2017 #18
Check it out. They're not acting. dchill Apr 2017 #24
"...now they can appoint one even further right. " dchill Apr 2017 #23
Well, when the filibuster was done away with for presidential appointments customerserviceguy Apr 2017 #28
Theyre right, Democrats should have made a deal... mr_liberal Apr 2017 #26
Make that fifty votes to confirm the next Justice customerserviceguy Apr 2017 #30
Number one: The President, not they, do the nominating Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #27
They did the correct thing by filibustering... MaeScott Apr 2017 #34
makes sense mnmoderatedem Apr 2017 #35
Nothing would have stopped them from doing it anyways. Vinca Apr 2017 #36
See? It's Democrats fault that Gorsuch got appointed because rurallib Apr 2017 #37
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