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Senate Dems, powerless to stop Trump nominees, regret 'nuclear option' power play
« on: December 06, 2016, 02:54:11 pm »
Senate Dems, powerless to stop Trump nominees, regret 'nuclear option' power play
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By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN

Updated 3:40 PM ET, Mon December 5, 2016

 (CNN)Senate Democrats are eager to make Donald Trump pay a political price for nominating staunch conservatives to fill out his Cabinet, hoping to exact revenge for the GOP's stubborn opposition to President Barack Obama's nominees.
But there is little they can do about it -- and some top Democrats are now coming to regret it.

That's because Senate Democrats muscled through an unprecedented rules change in 2013 to weaken the power of the minority party to filibuster Cabinet-level appointees and most judicial nominees, now setting the threshold at 51 votes -- rather than 60 -- to overcome tactics aimed at derailing nominations.

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Re: Senate Dems, powerless to stop Trump nominees, regret 'nuclear option' power play
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2016, 03:07:47 pm »
Payback is a Hillary.
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Re: Senate Dems, powerless to stop Trump nominees, regret 'nuclear option' power play
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2016, 03:28:58 pm »
One of my favorite German words is Schadenfreude, and this story is a perfect illustration.

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Re: Senate Dems, powerless to stop Trump nominees, regret 'nuclear option' power play
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2016, 03:35:44 pm »
Is the GOP gonna be just as stupid and completely nuke the filibuster?
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Re: Senate Dems, powerless to stop Trump nominees, regret 'nuclear option' power play
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2016, 03:36:25 pm »
They were drunk with power and thought they had a lock on controlling things for 50 years to come.   Them chickens came home to roost a might early, wouldn't say? 
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Re: Senate Dems, powerless to stop Trump nominees, regret 'nuclear option' power play
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2016, 03:39:51 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on December 06, 2016, 03:36:25 pm
They were drunk with power and thought they had a lock on controlling things for 50 years to come.   Them chickens came home to roost a might early, wouldn't say?

There's a lesson in there for McConnell and his crew of invertebrates. Same goes for Ryan.

Double that for Ryan. 2018 could be a chastening experience for them, if conservatives stay home, or vote for a third party.
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