To all who believe the "compromise" is a victory... [View All]

[CTLawGuy]

I ask you:

What will actually stop this situation from happening?

1. 3 months pass
2. Justice Rehnquist retires from the bench
3. the Republicans nominate Alberto Gonzales to the bench.
4. In Reid's estimate, Gonzales has 53 yes votes.
5. Reid, claiming that "41 senators believe that there are extraordinary circumstances" calls for a filibuster of Gonzales.
6. Bill Frist claims that the filibuster is out of order and that the Democrats are abusing their discretion, in effect denying that "extraordinary circumstances" exist.
7. Frist claims that Democrats "have broken the agreement"
8. Frist asserts that in response to this "callous disrespect for the agreement", the GOP has the right to bring back the Nuclear Option.
9. Claiming they are left no choice because of "Democratic backstabbing", the republicans schedule a cloture vote for Gonzales, threatening to use the option on that day, blaming it on Democrats.
10. We are back where we were on the morning of May 23rd, except with 3 more approved right-wing judges on the bench.


What is to stop that from happening?