• edge [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    Dems still control the Senate, so McConnell can't do anything. Sinema could do something though.

    • StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml
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      7 months ago

      Dems controlled the Senate for a while last time too. They were too afraid to use a simple majority to pass through any of their nominations though. 60 votes were required to add someone to the supreme Court, dems had a simple majority and were unwilling to lower because "then the Republicans would use it."

      Lot of good that did

      • edge [he/him]
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        7 months ago

        They actually did remove the filibuster for lower court nominations. Which gave the Republicans easy justification to remove it for Kavanaugh a few years later.

        So they essentially handed the Republicans that power without ever using it themselves. Strategic geniuses.

        But now that it's gone, they are shooting themselves in the foot - again - by not having Sotomayor (and Kagan really) retire.

      • NewLeaf
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        7 months ago

        Fetterman will be the new rotating villain after Manchin retires