politicallefty
Junior Chimp
Posts: 8,243
Political Matrix
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« on: August 28, 2016, 02:10:50 AM » |
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Ultimately, I think the cut-off line is 52 Democratic Senators. I think that is what they need to go thermonuclear and abolish the filibuster for ALL nominations. At that point, Republicans would have no say in the matter and Hillary would be free to nominate whoever she wanted. I think a 51-49 Senate is more iffy on that matter. I'm not sure how that would turn out. If Hillary does win and Democrats get 50 seats at best, it'll probably be Garland one way or the other. With the filibuster intact, I do think there would be enough Republicans to invoke cloture and confirm Judge Garland even if it takes until the new Congress takes power.
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