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kentuck

(111,089 posts) Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:10 PM Apr 2017

Schumer should send all the Democrats home early for the Easter vacation...

...and just skip the vote tomorrow.

It would force the Republicans to vote for Gorsuch with no Democrats in the chamber. It would be symbolic.

Why do Democrats have to be there? They will have a quorum if 51 Republicans show up to vote.

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Schumer should send all the Democrats home early for the Easter vacation... (Original Post) kentuck Apr 2017 OP

Great idea. dalton99a Apr 2017 #1

I want it on record that we opposed this terrible nomination. femmocrat Apr 2017 #2

Exactly! old guy Apr 2017 #3

Yeah, but not tell the Repubs...keep them around missing Alice11111 Apr 2017 #4

RW news Media - Gorsuch confirmed in unanimous vote!! underpants Apr 2017 #5

Or force a floor vote on every procedural step to the confirmation vote gratuitous Apr 2017 #6

Then the repunks will say Gorsucks will have been confirmed unanimously meow2u3 Apr 2017 #7

Letting them vote on anything else too? FBaggins Apr 2017 #8

dalton99a

(81,475 posts)

1. Great idea.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:11 PM

Apr 2017

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

2. I want it on record that we opposed this terrible nomination.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:11 PM

Apr 2017

And that democrats fought with everything they had to stop it.

old guy

(3,283 posts)

3. Exactly!

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Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:17 PM

Apr 2017

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)

4. Yeah, but not tell the Repubs...keep them around missing

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 06:19 PM

Apr 2017

their planes.

The Dems need to do something big and symbolic to make clear that the Repubs are changong the rules...a sit down strike, Ads to call your Rep Senator to stop the partisanship....Don't let the Repubs characterize this.