Harry Reid ready to go nuclear

[RogueBeaver]

Levin's suggestion is a good one, but I believe Reid does this when it happens.

[Link]

As Link alluded to, the very first thing Republicans will do when they win a majority in the Senate is end the filibuster. Democrats should end it now while they can still gain an advantage.

This exactly.  The filibuster is dead the day Republicans take over the Senate, at least under current conditions.  They'll never give us the right to filibuster, so why should we let them have it?

Why would they get rid of it? They use it a lot more than Democrats. That asymmetric warfare is working out well for them.

Because they always want more, more, more.  It's not going to stop.  If Reid can consider the nuclear option what do you think a Republican high on Tea Party fumes will be willing to do?  The Dems need to do a premptive strike.  Plus if they fill all the vacancies it's not like there will be a ton of vacancies available for the next 2-4 years.

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So basically they could fill 11 percent of the federal district and appellate courts in one session.  With natural turnover how many vacancies would become available for a Republican Senate?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Hooray!

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Instead of pubs complaining about case loads, they should instead get behind term limits of federal judges. They haven't done this, due to the fact they held the prez so long. 3 Supreme CRT vacancies are gonna come up and should they remain in minority, this will do them good.

[Lief 🗽]

Harry Reid is entering the launch codes as we speak...

[Gass3268]

McConnell currently trolling on the floor.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Harry doesn't have the cahones to do it.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Let's nuke the shit out of these bastards.

[Gass3268]

Harry doesn't have the cahones to do it.

A vote has already been scheduled for today. This is happening.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Harry doesn't have the cahones to do it.

A vote has already been scheduled for today. This is happening.

Ok, if it passes he'll regret it later.  Should be fun.

[ilikeverin]

Thanks be to God, the Senate is taking a step towards being a more democratic institution.

[Lief 🗽]

The cloture vote just failed.

[Brittain33]

Maybe even McConnell is so fed up with the culture of obstruction that he's pushing things to the limit to break them. Otherwise, he'd be under pressure to keep obstructing everything. Reid would have the same pressure as minority leader but it's much easier to ignore and shut down on the Dem side for various reasons.

[Lief 🗽]

McConnell wants to recess until 5pm.

[Gass3268]

McConnell wants to recess until 5pm.

Vote fails 46-54

[Lief 🗽]

McConnell wants to recess until 5pm.

Vote fails 46-54

haha owned

[Gass3268]

McConnell wants to recess until 5pm.

Vote fails 46-54

haha owned

Sounds like they are giong to do one more vote for Patricia Millett.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Where can I follow the votes live?

[Lief 🗽]

Yeah, there might have been some chance for a deal (three Republican senators voted present on the last vote, which would have been 60 votes if all three changed to yes), but Reid apparently doesn't want a compromise. Good.

[Lief 🗽]

Where can I follow the votes live?

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/

[Miles]

McConnell wants to recess until 5pm.

Vote fails 46-54

haha owned

Sounds like they are giong to do one more vote for Patricia Millett.

I hope this can somehow resolve the Mel Watt situation.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Where can I follow the votes live?

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN2/

thx

[Antonio the Sixth]

So it passed 57-42? Wow, impressive.

[Lief 🗽]

So it passed 57-42? Wow, impressive.

No, that was the second (I think) cloture vote on the nominee today. Cloture has to fail a few times before they're allowed to change the rules, from what I understand.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Reid's moved to change the rules. McConnell's raising points of order.