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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome people forget how demoralizing it is to us Democrats when our representatives cave.
And allowing Gorsuch in without a bitter fight is caving and the repercussions among Democrats that have been fighting so hard against this hostile administration will be horrible.
How many times do we have to watch our elected officials roll over? Why do we fight so hard to make things better when they just say, "Meh"?
Even if, in the end they can't stop him there is zero excuse for not doing everything in their power to try.
The Republicans fucked us with Merritt Garland. They fuck us all the time and why?
Because they never face any consequences for their abhorrent behavior!
I am sick of people saying, "We can't because.....(fill in the blank) Or "We'll do it next time"
Even if they can find a way to interrupt the proceedings with any and all kinds of tactics they should do it!
(What about not giving them a quorum? Don't know if they can do that but.......)
Plus I just found this. The guy caucuses with the Dems but is leaning toward Gorsuch. But maybe he also needs to know that this will be his first and last term if he votes for him
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/neil-gorsuch-senate-confirmation-angus-king-235706
PORTLAND, Maine As Angus King goes, so may go Neil Gorsuchs hopes of clinching a seat on the Supreme Court.
For Gorsuch to be confirmed to the nations highest court without a nasty filibuster fight, Donald Trumps nominee needs to win over the likes of King, the first-term Maine senator, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats and whose vote is one of about a dozen that will determine Gorsuchs fate.
After nearly four hours fielding questions and comments at a Gorsuch-themed town hall here Sunday night, King still wouldnt tip his hand. Yet he began to drop hints about how he could eventually get to yes on Gorsuch one of earliest choices of President Donald Trumps young administration, and one of the few Trump decisions against which Democrats have struggled to fight.
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)Not one dem vote for repeal or Gorsuch OR they get primaried.
JustAnotherGen
(31,879 posts)I have zero tolerance for Joe Manchin. It's not worth it to me or to our Seniors, GLBT community, the sick, the last, the least -
He's not worth it anymore. And I believe he will be the first crack.
nocalflea
(1,387 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)need to call and/or email his office.
Maraya1969
(22,497 posts)Senator Manchin wants to stay in touch, so don't forget to include your phone number and/or e-mail address. You can call our home office in West Virginia at 304-342-5855 or Senator Manchin's Washington, D.C. office at 202-224-3954.
I don't ever give my address over the phone to any of these people.
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DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)And he's played this "will he/won't he" game before right after he was elected while trying to decide which party to caucus with.