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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRichard Blumenthal (D-CT): "A confirmation vote should take place after a new Congress is seated."
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The American people shld have a voice. A confirmation vote shld take place after a new Congress is seated. My Republican colleagues shld follow their own precedent.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)then SCREAM IT..
again.
more.....
msongs
(67,509 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Maraya1969
(22,527 posts)Sprite
(77 posts)Are the Democrats willing to fight for this? Or will they disappoint again. Its always we are going to write a letter or now is not the time. One can only hope.
LudwigPastorius
(9,274 posts)They can filibuster all other Senate business, but that is risky with an electorate who, for the most part, would have no clue why it was being done.
Strike that. The low-info voters (basically the majority of voters) would only know that Democrats aren't allowing any bills to pass the Senate because they hate America.
The GOP would love to run commercial after commercial leading up to the election with that message. And, you know what? That would work on a great number of voters.
C_U_L8R
(45,047 posts)It makes Democrats look so weak. I'm embarrassed.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)What other talking points would you suggest?
C_U_L8R
(45,047 posts)We're freaked out right now... but we're energized and ready to fight.
It's our lives on the line. Then they need to get out and really connect with
the greater country and make a tangible case for democracy (yes, it's come to this).
C'mon, invoking McConnell's nasty manuever is just
inside political jabbing and accomplishes nothing.
I don't care for this lame talking point one bit -
it makes us Democrats look weak. We need to do
smarter things if we're gonna survive.
karynnj
(59,511 posts)He refused and Grassely, the chair of the Judiciary Committee refused to schedule hearings. No hearings, no vote.
It may not be possible to stop hearings and a vote this fall.
C_U_L8R
(45,047 posts)uponit7771
(90,378 posts)mythology
(9,527 posts)Quit panicking and start thinking. Claiming the sky is falling unless people do some always unspecified thing to stop it is frankly useless.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Please, somebody tell me we can save this country!
LudwigPastorius
(9,274 posts)voting for anyone other than Hillary Clinton?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I think all these Stein posts are coming out of the Internet Research Agency.
peggysue2
(10,854 posts)First the word then the intent and then . . .
We fight like Hell right towards November and beyond.
You want politeness? Go join a convent.
madaboutharry
(40,248 posts)Don't say "shld"
Say "MUST"
Democrats have to stop playing by the rules.
elmac
(4,642 posts)for everyone in the party. Give them the good, the bad and the ugly.
MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)Annually millions of people march with We demand... signs for any number of things, and theyre lucky to even get media coverage, let alone change.
Demanding something means nothing unless you have something to compel them to your demand. Righteous anger is not enough.
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)All day we've been trying to figure it out... How? are we gonna do this..?
Dems have been yelling all day about how they must put a tough strategy
You have some suggestions?
I certainly don't.
spanone
(135,958 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Throw in a few references to the will of the American people, and if the media are even one-tenth as fair as they style themselves to be, this is a water tight argument.
ffr
(22,683 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,089 posts)Rebl2
(13,621 posts)But that wont happen because, well, they are dictator republicans. When have they ever played by the rules, even their own.
lark
(23,206 posts)So Sen. Blumenthal, what are you willing to do to prevent them from voting ASAP, like tomorrow? Please tell us because you know good and damn well repugs are total hypocrites and will absolutely not follow their own precedent. You know drumpf doesn't vet, he will just put in whoever Putin tells him to, someone who's already on the take for Russia. So what are you willing to do to stop the death of democracy, Senator?
SunSeeker
(51,825 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)dlk
(11,606 posts)They thought it was a great idea.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)There is no possibility that any bill will come along, that will do anything but harm anyway. Filibuster EVERYTHING.
Exotica
(1,461 posts)McConnell is a master ratfucker. They are murderously ruthless and NEVER back down.
LudwigPastorius
(9,274 posts)You're asking Democratic Senators to risk their political lives (there would be commercial after commercial about "obstructionist, America-hating Democrats" ) for a tactic that will not stop Trump's nominee from passing confirmation.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Which would you run on?
LudwigPastorius
(9,274 posts)a "Nazi collaborator", simply because she wouldn't filibuster every piece of legislation that comes down the pike in the Senate, would be the worst kind of moronically simplistic, black/white, either/or thinking I can imagine.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)With or without my tiny opinion.
I certainly didn't intend to impugn or comment on past votes of Warren or anybody else.
marieo1
(1,402 posts)Ha!! Ha!! Ha!! Since when have Reps ever played by the rules? Rep party has turned into a bunch of thugs, and thieves, they could care less about rules. Decency doesn't mean a thing to reps. They know democrats are nice, honest, play by the rules people and they also know we are pushovers and strive to do the right thing. Dems fight for the people that need their help rather than fight our opponents. I hope and pray somehow, someway Reps get theirs!!!