Repubs have no honor. There is no way they won't blow up the filibuster if RBG/Breyer seats become vacant
#ELB: J. Gorsuch Will Be Awful on #SCOTUS for Progressives. Democrats Should Not Filibuster Him http://electionlawblog.org/?p=91762
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we are in this position now because they denied Obama a SCOTUS nomination that was rightfully his
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If no fight, it takes the wind out of the sails of the prog base. They'll feel led by spineless cowards & check out. Principle matters.
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Strategically, that is the gain: firming up base loyalty. FB is gone; only question is when we lose it. No fight now, no base trust later.
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@fmanjoo Collins never gets squeamish.#MerrickGarland’s seat was#stolen. Trump is an#IllegitimatePresident.#StopGorsuchThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@fmanjoo GOP will blow up SCOTUS filibuster either now to get Gorsuch or later for next nominee. 1/x -
better to use filibuster now to extract concessions. 2/2
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eh ... relying on Collins' sanity esp. isn't that reassuring ... there is value in doing it now ... future is unknown
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next person will be sold as great ... "hey, he voted to uphold PPACA! he's reasonable!"
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@fmanjoo Your tweeted strategy is wrong-headed. http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2017/3/17/11497/9704 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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But in this case it just means a do-over a la Haynsworth.
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The Fortas nomination shows how to minority filibuster: some issue (e.g. porn) that scares enough in majority. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1792810 …
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