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Lebam in LA

(1,345 posts) Thu Mar 30, 2017, 08:42 PM Mar 2017

I have a question re SC vote/filibuster

If enough democrats vote against Gorsuch and he doesn't get 60 votes, where does the filibuster come in? I thought a filibuster was used to prevent a vote.

I should know this

Thanks everyone. My brain would not process this. I feel really stupid

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I have a question re SC vote/filibuster (Original Post) Lebam in LA Mar 2017 OP

The filibuster comes in before the vote Warpy Mar 2017 #1

Thank you Lebam in LA Mar 2017 #4

Filibuster means 60 needed for cloture, and without cloture, there can be no vote. tblue37 Mar 2017 #2

Thank you Lebam in LA Mar 2017 #5

Before the actual vote can happen, there's a "cloture" vote unblock Mar 2017 #3

Thank you Lebam in LA Mar 2017 #6

Warpy

(111,274 posts)

1. The filibuster comes in before the vote

Reply to Lebam in LA (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 08:44 PM

Mar 2017

60 votes are needed for cloture, to end the filibuster.

Lebam in LA

(1,345 posts)

4. Thank you

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 10:06 AM

Mar 2017

tblue37

(65,403 posts)

2. Filibuster means 60 needed for cloture, and without cloture, there can be no vote.

Reply to Lebam in LA (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 08:46 PM

Mar 2017

That is why the Dems could prevent a vote on Gorsuch. However, the Repubs are threatening to ditch the filibister altogether for cloture (i.e., go nuclear), so that only a simple 51-vote majority would be needed to confirm.