He might be talking about using all 30 hours of post-cloture debate?
Thought nominations can no longer be filibustered.https://twitter.com/ToddRuger/status/892394090519769088 …
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Forcing a cloture vote in the first place is a bit of a filibuster; using post-cloture time is more so.
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Dem foot-dragging can't stop any individual nomination (simple majority beats filibuster), but doing it across-the-board or close....
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...does push lower-priority noms back and theoretically defeat them. Not enough floor hours to confirm everyone if Dems maximize delays. IOW
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McConnell does have a point...even if he and the GOP certainly don't have a leg to stand on to be complaining.That said...
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I believe Schumer has said Dems are planning to let up soon, so we'll see. IMO, across-the-board delays more justified on judges than exec.
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Uh oh. First time ever disagreeing. If you're going "across-the-board" it has to both or else the judges-part-only delay less effective.
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He's hoping Dems won't force him to file cloture. Can still filibuster, just takes simple majority to overcome it (instead of 60).
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this makes me so proud
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Technically they can. Each time they do the dance of parliamentary ruling (saying 60) which they vote to override by simple majority.
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Correct. "Nuclear option" now applies to all nominations/confirmations.
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