ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Just Post@lemmy.world · 6 months agoThe "Don't vote" crowd seems to have an agendaslrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square242fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down146cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1963arrow-down1external-linkThe "Don't vote" crowd seems to have an agendaslrpnk.netByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Just Post@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square242fedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoBut they didn’t have the supermajority necessary to overcome a filibuster anymore. Even the cloture rule enacted in 2013 excluded supreme court nominations.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoAnd that would have been gone in a hot second if they blocked RBG’s replacement. They removed exactly what they needed to confirm judges.
But they didn’t have the supermajority necessary to overcome a filibuster anymore. Even the cloture rule enacted in 2013 excluded supreme court nominations.
And that would have been gone in a hot second if they blocked RBG’s replacement. They removed exactly what they needed to confirm judges.