McConnell goes nuclear: Nuclear option has been detonated for sub-cabinet nominees.

[MelissaB]

McConnell has the 51 to go nuclear despite defections from Collins, Lee. Waiting for the gavel.

51-48 to overturn the ruling of the chair. Nuclear option has been detonated for sub-cabinet nominees. Next up: District Court nuke.

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Scenes from Senate floor:
McConnell smile when Schumer mentions Merrick Garland
Beet-cheek-angry McConnell blaming Schumer for obstruction wars
Schumer jabs finger at McConnell
Collins/Lee confab after voting against nuke
Manchin-McConnell friendly chat
Rick Scott-Manchin confab

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[wcmagumba]

1. Hope this comes back to bite them in the A**...

when the Democrats take back the Senate and Presidency...

[unblock]

2. they will fill all vacancies on the last day of donald fraud's presidency if they have to.

no vetting, nothing. any right-wing republican apparatchik will do.


when we regain control of the senate, we'll have the same power, but no vacancies left to fill.

[Alhena]

8. A lot of Dem judges are waiting to retire after Trump leaves, plus the blue slip still exists

for district judges. So if a state has at least one Dem senator, he can veto any district judge from his state that Trump nominates and the seat will remain open.

But they will certainly fill every district judge position in the states with two Republican Senators.

[The Mouth]

11. But there is nothing in the Constitution about the 'blue slip'

[Bok_Tukalo]

3. Change debate and cloture rules for Senate specific actions

... while claiming the filibuster is safe on non-reconciliation bills. He knows it does him no good now with a Democratic House so why nuke the filibuster for nothing?

Clever.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

4. See, this is why I couldn't be a senator.

If I stood on the Senate floor and saw that lipless maggot's smirk when I brought up Merrick Garland, I wouldn't stop until McConnell was a bloody smear in the carpet.

I must admit...I never used to have those kinds of thoughts before 2016. Now I feel like I'm perpetually angry.




I will fucking cheer the day that smug bastard croaks.
I will go on a lengthy road trip to wherever he is buried.
I will drink a lot of water before I arrive.

[Bettie]

5. Did any Democrats vote with the Republicans for this?

Given these: Manchin-McConnell friendly chat/Rick Scott-Manchin confab I'm guessing he did.

Jeez louise.

[Alhena]

6. No

[Bettie]

7. Good

it still annoys me that he is so friendly with that nasty old turtle though.

[roamer65]

9. When we retake the Senate, nuke the filibuster completely.

[The Mouth]

12. Personally, Democrat or Republican

I think every nomination should go directly to the floor for a straight up vote.

Within 48 hours

[keithbvadu2]

10. Yet he refused to go nuclear for Trump's wall.

Yet he refused to go nuclear for Trump's wall.

Repubs are desperate to not take full credit for funding the wall.

[Wounded Bear]

13. Well the good news (sorta)...

is that when we get the gov't back, rebuilding the administrative state will go faster. Not much we can do about all the rabid RW judges, though, beyond holding the line.