Which is what Democrats have wanted for decades, fighting Southerners. Thanks, conservatives, for getting rid of the filibuster. 99% of its uses have been by conservatives from the South.
The five longest filibusters on record; Strom Thurmond South Carolina Alfonse D'Amato New York Wayne Morse Oregon Robert La Follette Wisconsin <---- Merkely fits here I think. William Proxmire Wisconsin One from the South and he was a Democrat. I didn't look it up but, perhaps Gus D'Amato is the only Republican in this group.
Well, you can't have it both ways. What kind of scrutiny do you think SCOTUS appointees should be given? Sure, it's a lifetime appointment, but at the end of the day should political differences stop the appointment? If you say no, then Garland should be on SCOTUS right now. If you say yes, then you can't complain about Gorsuch getting filibustered. My view is that I'm tired of hearing the other party did it, so we can do it too. I say start afresh, confirm Gorsuch, but nominate Garland next. That's the best compromise. It would be good to see Congress actually working together and not against each other. Gridlock is not going to get us very far. Incidentally, odd that the R's control virtually every governmental branch and can't seem to get their act together to do anything of consequence. Maybe if they worked with the D's instead of against them, they could actually get some things accomplished.
Irrelevant. That's like saying that history's 5 highest-scoring games were from Wilt Chamberlain, so most NBA players are 7 feet tall.
Someone of your astute IQ uses 2 examples in all of history to disprove what you know is true? You should be ashamed.
I know. By his reasoning, Democrats only understand corruption, rioting, and dividing people based on race/gender/sexuality.
Not many have been denied. History isn't full of other examples to support your astute blanket statement about who blocked previous picks via filibuster.
I suggested that several times. Gorsuch 100 votes in exchange for a so-called "liberal" appointment next time around. Ginsberg could retire tomorrow, happy that her seat filled by someone she'd approve. I bet republicans would have gone for it. It's likely too late. Thank Chucky.
They are powerless to do so, having lost over 1,000 seats in the last election. They lost the Senate, the House, and the Presidency. All they have left are dozens of Obama appointee federal judges who are willing to ignore US Laws and make bogus rulings that will be overturned by higher courts. Every time this happens, the Dems have wasted millions upon millions of tax dollars for nothing, and taxpayers are fed up. The Dems party is officially dead, they're just too stupid to notice it.
You must be an anti-Bush Republican. Okay, that's good progress. Now, get the other Republicans onto your side. Have you posted much against what the Republicans did during his 8 years?
