should republicans abolish the filibuster and pack the Supreme Courts like the dems threatened ?

[yidnar]

recently dems entertained ending the filibuster and packing the Supreme Court ... now with a looming historic loss for dems in both houses should republicans pack the SC and abolish the filibuster when they take power like their counterparts threatened ? the simple answer is no republicans shouldnt ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/filibuster-vote-count/

 

[Auld Phart]

no

 

[yidnar]

what say the dems now eh ? will you screech if the gop does what your party wanted to do and end the filibuster and pack the SC ?

 

[yidnar]

no dems seem to want to comment .

 

[yidnar]

maybe i can help the idiots leftists and ... NO ! republicans shouldnt stoop to the level of dems and push for ending the filibuster and packing the SC.

 

[1srelluc]

Nah, but if the gop takes the senate and a SCOTUS vacancy occurs then it doesn't get filled till after inauguration day in '25.

 

[DGS49]

Actually, what the R's should do is THREATEN to abolish the F'buster and pack the Supreme Court. Then goad every leading D to publicly talk about how TERRIBLE this would be...then they admit that they know it is a stupid, disastrous idea, withdraw the proposals, and just file the videos of Democrats for future reference.

 

[task0778]

Actually, what the R's should do is THREATEN to abolish the F'buster and pack the Supreme Court. Then goad every leading D to publicly talk about how TERRIBLE this would be...then they admit that they know it is a stupid, disastrous idea, withdraw the proposals, and just file the videos of Democrats for future reference.

It would be fun to watch the dems howl long and loud about the Rs doing exactly what the Ds wanted to but didn't have the votes for. Make no mistake, they were 2 votes shy of doing just that, and this country would be forever changed and not for the better. But NO, the Rs should not stoop to their level IMHO. At least one political party ought to have some semblance of honor and integrity, and clearly that party is not the Ds.

 

[Markle]

recently dems entertained ending the filibuster and packing the Supreme Court ... now with a looming historic loss for dems in both houses should republicans pack the SC and abolish the filibuster when they take power like their counterparts threatened ? the simple answer is no republicans shouldnt ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/filibuster-vote-count/

NO!

 

[Failzero]

No , but impeachmentpalooza is still on the table

 

[yidnar]

No , but impeachmentpalooza is still on the table

i hope not ...dems are better than anybody at playing the victim ...especially when they are guilty ... the best thing would be to limit the lefts damage and expose abuse of power with oversight hearings.

 

[candycorn]

NO

 

[Darkwind]

recently dems entertained ending the filibuster and packing the Supreme Court ... now with a looming historic loss for dems in both houses should republicans pack the SC and abolish the filibuster when they take power like their counterparts threatened ? the simple answer is no republicans shouldnt ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/filibuster-vote-count/

Unless they win a fillibuster majority, it can't happen. Just remember, every door you open for the GOP, the Dems will send their screaming hordes through when they regain power.

Better to codify that there can be only so many SCOTUS Justices.

 

[Devils_Advocate]

recently dems entertained ending the filibuster and packing the Supreme Court ... now with a looming historic loss for dems in both houses should republicans pack the SC and abolish the filibuster when they take power like their counterparts threatened ? the simple answer is no republicans shouldnt ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/filibuster-vote-count/

Seeing you will not have the Oval Office and lack the votes in the Senate to pack the court mean it ain’t happening.

Also name the States you will win to gain control of the Senate you just need one and I don’t see you winning any but losing ground in the Senate and barely winning the House this November, so your agenda is dead on arrival.

 

[Devils_Advocate]

No , but impeachmentpalooza is still on the table

Impeach all day long and you still lack the damn votes in the Senate to Convict and Remove.

 

[task0778]

All you need to end the filibuster is 51 votes in the Senate, which the democrats came too close to in 2021. For all the talk about the threat to democracy, IMHO nothing comes else close to that than abolishing the filibuster. It's there for a reason: if you cannot get 60 votes by getting that many elected in your party then you should have to do it by negotiation with the other party. Otherwise, you end up with something called the tyranny of the majority and that is not a good thing in a constitutional republic, because it leads to the passions of the day overruling discretion, and the rule of law becomes the rule of men.

Better to codify that there can be only so many SCOTUS Justices.

It takes 60 votes to codify everything in the Senate, except for reconciliation and that is restricted to budgetary matters only. But once the filibuster ends, everything comes down to 51 votes instead of 60.

 

[yidnar]

Seeing you will not have the Oval Office and lack the votes in the Senate to pack the court mean it ain’t happening.

Also name the States you will win to gain control of the Senate you just need one and I don’t see you winning any but losing ground in the Senate and barely winning the House this November, so your agenda is dead on arrival.

,PA, Nevada . and maybe Georgia ...and a few more are now in play ...

 

[iceberg]

Hell no.

The filibuster, while may need some work, is meant to keep one side from dominating the other.

It needs to stay regardless of who has the upper hand.

 

[martybegan]

Hell no.

The filibuster, while may need some work, is meant to keep one side from dominating the other.

It needs to stay regardless of who has the upper hand.

And as for the SC they should propose an amendment setting the number of Justices at 9.

 

[iceberg]

And as for the SC they should propose an amendment setting the number of Justices at 9.

Yep. We need to fix these glitches vs continue to use them for political threats.