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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months 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.