ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Just Post@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe "Don't vote" crowd seems to have an agendaslrpnk.netimagemessage-square241fedilinkarrow-up11.01Kcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.01KimageThe "Don't vote" crowd seems to have an agendaslrpnk.netByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Just Post@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square241fedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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.