Senate Goes Nuclear On Gorsuch Vote

[skews13]

Senate Republicans invoked the "nuclear option" to gut the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees Thursday, a historic move that paves the way for Neil Gorsuch's confirmation and ensures that future high court nominees can advance in the Senate without clearing a 60-vote threshold.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to change the Senate rules after Democrats blocked Gorsuch's nomination minutes before, 55-45. All 52 Republicans then supported the vote to go nuclear, and Gorsuch subsequently advanced to a final confirmation vote with a simple majority.

"Our Democratic colleagues have done something today that is unprecedented in the history of the Senate. Unfortunately it has brought us to this point," McConnell said. "We need to restore the norms and traditions of the Senate to get past this partisan filibuster."

Senate GOP goes ‘nuclear’ on Supreme Court filibuster

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Thank you Harry Reid!

 

[Fueri]

Too bad, but inevitable.

 

[mamooth]

As putting forth a non-insane and non-criminal nominee that both sides could agree on was never an option for the Republicans, the Democrats obviously forced them to go nuclear!

At least that's the logic in corrupt GOP land.

McConnell's most jaw-dropping lie was crying about how the Democrats were partisan, after he spent a year saying he'd auto-reject any of Obama's nominees, period, simply because he could. That had never had never been done before in the entire history of the USA. McConnell blew the fuses on the hypocrisy meter there, and all the Republicans here openly cheer such dishonest sleaze.

 

[Silent Warrior]

Hardly unprecedented. Reid used the nuclear option in 2013 to allow Obama to pack the US Court of Appeals for DC and to get his executive office appointments approved. In the highly partisan USA of today the filibuster no longer makes sense. In 2013 the Repubs were against the option then, the Dems are against it now. It just depends on whose ox is being gored.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Elections really do have consequences.

 

[BuckToothMoron]

The republicans got beat with the nuclear club by The old goat Harryballs Reid, so I guess turn around is fair game. You got ole Harry to blame for this Dems.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The GOP followed the Biden Rule, then the Reid Rule, but it's all our fault.

Hmmkay

 

[mamooth]

The GOP followed the Biden Rule, then the Reid Rule, but it's all our fault.

Stop lying, Frank. You suck at it. There were no such rules. And there was never any doubt the scumbag would be confirmed, given the corruption and hypocrisy of the Republicans.

And stop crying already. You cheated, you won, get over it. You're weeping now because you can't pretend it was a bipartisan choice. Republicans own this thug now, 100%, and can't try to blame his failures on Democrats. And Democrats will be pointing to his Constitution-raping decisions to get votes.

 

[Meathead]

WTF did you expect?

It was a done deal since 2013. Elections have consequences and you can't do shit on the federal level with a few big city mayors.

 

[Hossfly]

The GOP followed the Biden Rule, then the Reid Rule, but it's all our fault.

Stop lying, Frank. You suck at it. There were no such rules. And there was never any doubt the scumbag would be confirmed, given the corruption and hypocrisy of the Republicans.

And stop crying already. You cheated, you won, get over it. You're weeping now because you can't pretend it was a bipartisan choice. Republicans own this thug now, 100%, and can't try to blame his failures on Democrats. And Democrats will be pointing to his Constitution-raping decisions to get votes.

You don't keep up with the news. Or facts.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The GOP followed the Biden Rule, then the Reid Rule, but it's all our fault.

Stop lying, Frank. You suck at it. There were no such rules. And there was never any doubt the scumbag would be confirmed, given the corruption and hypocrisy of the Republicans.

And stop crying already. You cheated, you won, get over it. You're weeping now because you can't pretend it was a bipartisan choice. Republicans own this thug now, 100%, and can't try to blame his failures on Democrats. And Democrats will be pointing to his Constitution-raping decisions to get votes.

Reid never used the nuclear option?

 

[mamooth]

Reid never used the nuclear option?

No, as that specifically referred to the SC.

 

[Hossfly]

Reid never used the nuclear option?

No, as that specifically referred to the SC.

How many Republicans voted for Obamacare?

 

[skews13]

As putting forth a non-insane and non-criminal nominee that both sides could agree on was never an option for the Republicans, the Democrats obviously forced them to go nuclear!

At least that's the logic in corrupt GOP land.

McConnell's most jaw-dropping lie was crying about how the Democrats were partisan, after he spent a year saying he'd auto-reject any of Obama's nominees, period, simply because he could. That had never had never been done before in the entire history of the USA. McConnell blew the fuses on the hypocrisy meter there, and all the Republicans here openly cheer such dishonest sleaze.

Yep, and insured a Liberal court for his grandkids, all for short term political gain. Wait until that first decision his read by all of those Millennials that didn't vote last year. Then imagine the Liberal to do list for the kids and grandkids of Republicans, that a future court will be deciding on everything from abortion to gun restrictions to regulations on fossil fuels to immigration, to welfare to churches paying taxes...

Thanks Mitch.

 

[Defiant1]

Awesome, now SC nominees can be confirmed per the Constitution.

 

[Meathead]

Yep, and insured a Liberal court for his grandkids, all for short term political gain. Wait until that first decision his read by all of those Millennials that didn't vote last year. Then imagine the Liberal to do list for the kids and grandkids of Republicans, that a future court will be deciding on everything from abortion to gun restrictions to regulations on fossil fuels to immigration, to welfare to churches paying taxes...

Thanks Mitch.

You've got a lot to learn about history, the folly of youth and growing up.

Do you honestly think people stay stupid as they mature?!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Reid never used the nuclear option?

No, as that specifically referred to the SC.

or for a left handed judge either....what difference does it make?

 

[mamooth]

Do you honestly think people stay stupid as they mature?!

Being that people tend to get more liberal as they age, obviously not.

You're not pushing the "people get more conservative as they age" big lie, are you? Come on, simple common sense would indicate that real world experience is going to create liberals. Everyone starts out conservative as an infant, a parasite depending entirely on others. Most eventually grow out of that phase.

 

[Meathead]

Being that people tend to get more liberal as they age, obviously not.

Your really are an idiot aren't you. I'm guessing an aging hipster, the saddest of liberals.