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BumRushDaShow

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8. The "nuclear option" had to do with a "cloture vote" before the final vote

Reply to thucythucy (Reply #7)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 10:31 AM

Aug 4

At one time, all nominees required 60 votes before being considered for the final debate and vote. That was dispensed with.

In the case of Obama's nominees, Turtle simply "didn't schedule a vote at all", and sat on the nomination for 9 months, claiming that they needed to "wait until after the election to allow the next President to select the nominee".

THAT is the power of the Majority Leader of the Senate (and the GOP controlled the Senate at that time).

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And every time Democrats held the Senate thucythucy Aug 3 #1

This is actually a moment to praise Schumer and the Senate Dems Prairie Gates Aug 3 #3

Doing good work now doesn't negate the neglect to do thucythucy Aug 4 #6

Technically in this case BumRushDaShow Aug 3 #4

Thanks for the information, and I suppose I'm confusing things. thucythucy Aug 4 #7

The "nuclear option" had to do with a "cloture vote" before the final vote BumRushDaShow Aug 4 #8

Okay. Thank you for the clarification. thucythucy Aug 4 #9

No you should leave it BumRushDaShow Aug 4 #10

Thanks again, thucythucy Aug 4 #11

He just feels like he can blather out anything on his own platform, Bayard Aug 3 #2

Republicans are the last people on Earth who get to complain about stonewalling nominees, and they want to change the Karasu Aug 3 #5