U.S. Senate Invokes "Nuclear Option" on Supreme Court Nominees

[L. Coyote]

https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=c-span-2

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[Angry Dragon]

1. So they can't win without cheating

[L. Coyote]

2. They changed the rules. They can't win elections without cheating.

They would be the minority if they did not cheat on elections.

[Angry Dragon]

5. Changing the rules in mid-stream is cheating

[mythology]

9. Was it cheating when Harry Reid did it for lower court nominees?

[Angry Dragon]

11. yes

[burnbaby]

16. I understand why Harry Reid did it

I didn't like it then because I figured today was possible.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. They have been doing it all along.

The question is, what is our next move since this Supreme Court justice is less legitimate than Clarence Thomas. I hear we have the potential to impeachment in 2018?

[L. Coyote]

6. One more reason to have the 2016 election tossed.

[mythology]

10. Impeachment requires more than not liking him

It boggles my mind that people want to say doing away with the filibuster is horrible so let's make impeachment a political weapon.

[OliverQ]

12. Well, he did commit plagiarism which is impeachable.

[Initech]

4. Mitch McConnell needs a boot up his ass.

[bdamomma]

15. he needs more than that

this is just the way repigs do everything they cheat.

[underpants]

7. SAD!

[vi5]

8. Let's not worry...

.....the filibuster will be back once Democrats take control of Congress. The republicans will demand it, and the Democrats will do their best to accommodate that request, because they won't want Morning Joe to tsk tsk them.

Same thing with the aversion to executive orders.

And basically anything else that we were told couldn't and shouldn't be done when we controlled the government. Because you know, high road, adults, something something.

[WoonTars]

13. Any pretense that the republicans in the Senate were the 'grown-ups' of their party...

...has forever been shattered by this move.

I hope they will come to regret this move sooner rather than later...

[Vinca]

14. Imagine the squealing from the right if no judges leave before 2020 and

Democrats sweep the election. It could happen. People are really, really pissed.

[FBaggins]

17. Kennedy will go before then

He doesn't want to be replaced by a democrat.