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onenote

(42,796 posts)
Wed Jan 26, 2022, 04:22 PM Jan 2022

No, the Republicans cannot, by themselves, block a vote on a Biden SCOTUS nominee. [View all]

These is a post in GD that claims that the Republicans have a way to block a vote on Biden's SCOTUS nominee and, implicitly, blames Schumer for making a bad deal with McConnell in the power sharing agreement. (S. Res. 27).

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16289270

Don't be fooled. The article cited in that OP is spreading disinformation.

Specifically, it claims that if the Judiciary Committee splits evenly on a nomination, it cannot reach the floor if a motion to discharge passes with 60 votes. WRONG. All it takes to discharge the nomination is a simple majority of the whole senate. And multiple nominations have been moved to the floor by means of motion to discharge that passed with a simple majority. In most instances, the simple majority is achieved because some Republican senators choose not to vote. But even where the motion to discharge is tied 50-50, it passes because Harris can break the tie ---- something she has done on a couple of occasions.

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00462.htm

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00161.htm

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Unless they have a couple of sheep to help them. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #1
Manchin and Sinema both voted against Barrett onenote Jan 2022 #3
I just hope they keep their traps shut wryter2000 Jan 2022 #6
Double agents gonna double agent... lame54 Jan 2022 #14
Double posters are going to double post. onenote Jan 2022 #16
Especially when the site says... lame54 Jan 2022 #17
Double agents gonna double agent... lame54 Jan 2022 #15
I agree with all of this. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #30
oh i like Ms. Jackson!! She would be an excellent nominee, AND she's only 51!! onetexan Jan 2022 #32
The problem with Manchin and Sinema is that they appear to enjoy the attention whopis01 Jan 2022 #47
Going against the party on Biden's other judicial nominees would've gotten attention onenote Jan 2022 #48
Ah - but not the same kind of attention whopis01 Jan 2022 #49
American Rescue Plan onenote Jan 2022 #50
Thanks for the spelling correction whopis01 Jan 2022 #51
They both voted for Jackson this past year obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #11
Bingo NC DENVERPOPS Jan 2022 #21
Even for committee votes, a VP can step in? Sounds like "yes." Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 #2
She does not actually vote in committee bottomofthehill Jan 2022 #4
Not in Committee. Before the full Senate. onenote Jan 2022 #5
A thought wryter2000 Jan 2022 #7
I think its possible onenote Jan 2022 #8
I wish one of them were on the committee wryter2000 Jan 2022 #10
There's even a decent chance Lindsey Graham votes for the nominee. tritsofme Jan 2022 #9
I wouldn't count on it. onenote Jan 2022 #12
True. He must consider that a mostly African American jury may be in his future. Marcuse Jan 2022 #19
Moscow Mitch: But it's not right that a democrat with less than four years left in his term can get keithbvadu2 Jan 2022 #13
Nah. GB_RN Jan 2022 #18
He was only able to do that with Scalia's seat because he was the majority leader... markpkessinger Jan 2022 #31
I Realize That. GB_RN Jan 2022 #34
He has been able to scuttle Biden's bills. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #42
But, but, L. Coyote Jan 2022 #20
lolol Celerity Jan 2022 #40
The only way the republicans could stop the nomination from going through William769 Jan 2022 #22
They haven't been friends of the repubs on any of Biden's judicial nominees. onenote Jan 2022 #23
Thats good to hear. William769 Jan 2022 #24
I think what they're concerned about is any Repubs voting for his replacement. Calista241 Jan 2022 #25
Hopefully Phillip Elliot has already received plenty of feedback. ColinC Jan 2022 #26
He seems to be ignoring the dozens of tweet pointing out that his article is flat out wrong. onenote Jan 2022 #27
Hopefully. It's insane they published it... ColinC Jan 2022 #28
Twitter responses are great. Plenty of his colleagues are already ColinC Jan 2022 #29
Time has printed a correction and revised the story. onenote Jan 2022 #37
Took em long enough ColinC Jan 2022 #38
I like how the correction cut the article in half ColinC Jan 2022 #39
Time is a zombie mag, same as the even worse (and RW amplifying) shitrag Newsweek Celerity Jan 2022 #41
key words: choie Jan 2022 #33
Won't happen anyway... WarGamer Jan 2022 #35
This was discussed on TRMS LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #36
If this shifted the balance of SC power, McConnell would be right on it. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #43
Please share how McConnell could use "back door" power to block it onenote Jan 2022 #44
His pals do his bidding when he orders it. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #45
In other words, you have nothing. onenote Jan 2022 #46
MoscowMitch cannot block this nomination LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #52
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