Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Process Discussion (confirmed 54-45)

[Fusionmunster]

Alot of lefties on twitter and Reddit seem to be really freaking out over this but im not sure why. The filibuster has been abused to point that it lost its purpose. That means its best for the health of our representative republic to get rid of it. If the healthcare bill failing is proof of anything, even partisanship fails when a proposal is bad enough, and thats the way it should be. I hope the legislative filibuster goes next.

[Fusionmunster]

Alot of lefties on twitter and Reddit seem to really freaking out over this but im not sure why

mostly cause of garland-gate and the feeling of getting treated crappy by fate for being too nice and stuff like that.

since that was clear to a T since the election, i think we could have shielded us enough.

I get the anger about Garland, but you can bet that if Hillary won and was able to squeak out a 51/49 majority in the senate, democrats would be seriously thinking of doing the same thing right about now. Its just better to get rid of the filibuster and be done with it.  

[Fusionmunster]

Let's now put 10 20-something year-old judges on the Court who will be willing to not only overturn Roe v. Wade, but also say that all first-degree murder laws apply to the killing of babies nationwide.  Ending abortion is more important than our system of government itself.  I'm serious!

ew.

[Fusionmunster]

Alot of lefties on twitter and Reddit seem to be really freaking out over this but im not sure why. The filibuster has been abused to point that it lost its purpose. That means its best for the health of our representative republic to get rid of it. If the healthcare bill failing is proof of anything, even partisanship fails when a proposal is bad enough, and thats the way it should be. I hope the legislative filibuster goes next.

You have the luxury of assuming Congress will never pass anything you deem "bad enough", lucky you but not all of us are in that position.

Well yeah, but I dont consider republicans to be evil cartoon villains so...