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panfluteman

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12. I Have a Question for All You Government Experts...

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 01:56 PM

Apr 2017

I remember when the Republicans wouldn't even give Merrick Garland a hearing. As I was watching the hearings on Neil Gorsuch, a fundamental question came into my mind: COULD THE DEMOCRATS HAVE JUST WALKED OUT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND FAILED TO GIVE GORSUCH A HEARING AT ALL? Or, do you have to be in the majority in the Senate to even be able to do that? Perhaps it's just water under the bridge, and more of an academic question than anything else at this point, but I really want to know: I applaud that the Democrats got the backbone to fillibuster, but could they have even shown more backbone by refusing to give him a hearing at all? Please answer my question!

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Republicans Go Nuclear, Change Senate Rules to Approve Neil Gorsuch [View all] turbinetree Apr 2017 OP

How Dems frame this going forward is INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT... NoMoreRepugs Apr 2017 #1

Welcome to Kochistan stuffmatters Apr 2017 #2

Illegitimate fucks. onecaliberal Apr 2017 #3

Theft is now legal if you can make it happen bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #4

Say good bye to Article II Section 2 (Human beings have died to protect this document) turbinetree Apr 2017 #5

WTF happened to this? DK504 Apr 2017 #6

That's for treaties FBaggins Apr 2017 #11

No, no it doesn't "normally" take 60 votes. It is the Republicans who have made that... JHB Apr 2017 #7

We are watching in real time how treason was and is being committed turbinetree Apr 2017 #9

Well said! BigOleDummy Apr 2017 #10

well rtracey Apr 2017 #8

I Have a Question for All You Government Experts... panfluteman Apr 2017 #12

If the democrats had walked out the remaining fascists would have done whatever they wanted turbinetree Apr 2017 #13