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Will the filibuster exist four years from now?

Will the filibuster exist four years from now?

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Taking away and reinstating rules really negates the common usage of the word.
 
Born Free said:
Reid should have listened to you. When he did that my first thought was "he's going to regret it"
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I had a deeply unsettled feeling. But here we are. The Democrats were fools for stripping away those parts of the filibuster, but they weren't complete fools because, after all, they still left the ability to block legislation and SCOTUS picks intact. The question is: will the Republicans be those complete fools?
 
Cardinal said:
I had a deeply unsettled feeling. But here we are. The Democrats were fools for stripping away those parts of the filibuster, but they weren't complete fools because, after all, they still left the ability to block legislation and SCOTUS picks intact. The question is: will the Republicans be those complete fools?
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We'll have to wait and see, but my take is no they will not, there will be no need.
 
d0gbreath said:
We are going to filibuster until the cows come home.

Suck puppy.
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Good luck. Ain't gonna happen except for SCOTUS and then there will be sellouts on the Dem side to help out.
 
NonoBadDog said:
Good luck. Ain't gonna happen except for SCOTUS and then there will be sellouts on the Dem side to help out.
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We need to keep eight justices on the supreme court. I love it when they tie.
 
d0gbreath said:
We need to keep eight justices on the supreme court. I love it when they tie.
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Let me be more clear. I am referring to the appointment of another justice. Trump may get the opportunity to appoint up to four more justices total. That would be freakin awesome. Can you imagine eight conservative justices? He is going to name his first nominee next week. :2dancing:
 
antiquity said:
Which country are you from?....I want to make a few comments.
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Canada. My profile has that I served in our Military as well.
Now if it is worthy, perhaps a thread, as I do not think your comments would be OP related.
 
NonoBadDog said:
Let me be more clear. I am referring to the appointment of another justice. Trump may get the opportunity to appoint up to four more justices total. That would be freakin awesome. Can you imagine eight conservative justices? He is going to name his first nominee next week. :2dancing:
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He should choose Garland Merrick first. Then he can make his picks. If he doesn't, he'll find out about obstruction.
 
d0gbreath said:
He should choose Garland Merrick first. Then he can make his picks. If he doesn't, he'll find out about obstruction.
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No reason to chose Merrick. Obama isn't in the White House anymore. Trump will meet obstruction anyway. I am hoping he nominates Judge Neil M. Gorsuch. The Democrats will oppose it. They have every right to oppose it.
 
NonoBadDog said:
No reason to chose Merrick. Obama isn't in the White House anymore. Trump will meet obstruction anyway. I am hoping he nominates Judge Neil M. Gorsuch. The Democrats will oppose it. They have every right to oppose it.
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Democrats have every right to oppose any Supreme court appointee but they don't have a right to block it, if the nomination is valid and qualified. I believe all Trump's nominates were approved by the Senate before and now sit on varies Circuit court seats.
 
antiquity said:
Democrats have every right to oppose any Supreme court appointee but they don't have a right to block it, if the nomination is valid and qualified. I believe all Trump's nominates were approved by the Senate before and now sit on varies Circuit court seats.
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The reality is that they will and we shouldn't be surprised. We would if we were them.
 
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