Originally Posted by Steve
Originally Posted by ironbender
Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
It takes 60% of the senate to seat a SCOTUS judge. The question is, will the R's block a nutcase leftist? They'll almost have to seat a moderate or a mild leftist, but what if someone like Harris or Hillary, or maybe Michelle, got the nomination? Would the R's block that?

Nope. People got this wrong with Kavanaugh and Coney.

60 for cloture.

Simple majority to confirm.

Nope. Reid ended the filibuster for all appointments except SCOTUS. McConnell ended it for SCOTUS.

Oops. That’s right.


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