7 thoughts on “The Filibuster”

  1. The one thing Obama got right is that elections have consequences. It’s about time the left suffered those consequences and not just for the supreme court.

    We have little time to correct some of the abuse to our country that has occurred for decades. Even best case there is no guarantee we can get back closer to our founding principles (especially when people think ‘democracy’ is a good thing when our founders knew otherwise.)

  2. It was a good idea and it would have appealed to Democrat’s activists who use feats of stamina to protest.

    1. Yep. And, had the shoe been on the other foot, the media would have treated us to endless retrospectives on the filibuster being used to stall civil rights legislation, conveniently forgetting which Party used it in that capacity.

  4. The left is a minority. The only way they win is when we buy their disinformation. Now is the time to take every action that actually reduces their power, not play image games. The left funnels billions of dollars out of the govt. for pure political power. We must kill that now to the greatest extent possible.

  5. I actually don’t mind the vote for SCOTUS being a 51% majority vote.

    I think they should set some rules in law. Something like:

    Any Supreme Court opening that occurs in the last year of a presidential term can only be filled temporarily by a Presidential nominee. No vetting required. At the end of that Prez’s term the replacement is out of a job. The vacancy stays open until the new Prez (or the re-elected one) nominates someone and that someone is approved by the Senate.

    This would have the benefit of allowing a Prez to observe how the person rules on cases. If the justice doesn’t measure up then he’s gone in a year or less.

    This would also have the benefit of shutting up those who feel they got shafted because the Senate wouldn’t consider Garland.

    I would like to see approval by the Senate be done by simple rules that preclude litmus tests. Not sure how to craft those rules.

    1. That would result in the lying judge changing his/her spots after the year is up. Worth a try, but demonstrates the limited effectiveness of rules.

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