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WahooRQ

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Honest question: do you know what a filibuster is?


Or why they didn't go through with it?

I would expect the Republicans to make similar bluffs to try and influence the nomination but at the end of the day they probably don't need to filibuster because they have a majority.

I would add that Alito is an extreme, doctrinaire right winger (nickname "Scalito") and he replaced O'Connor, a moderate. If Obama tries to replace Scalia with someone equally far to the left (which would need to be someone like Reinhardt or Chemerinsky to fit the bill) then I would expect some type of "moves" from the right. He won't do that -- if I were to bet I'd say he already has decided to nominate Srinivasan.


(In response to this post by MaizeAndBlueWahoo)

Posted: 02/17/2016 at 10:08AM



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Current Thread:
  Yes, the process should play out as usual. ** -- SixerHoo 02/17/2016 07:31AM
  Nailed it ** -- TpkeHoo 02/16/2016 10:06PM
  What about the filibuster vs Alito? - ** -- Mr Wahoo 02/16/2016 9:22PM
  No one filibustered Alito. ** -- WahooRQ 02/17/2016 06:54AM
  Sure I know why they didn't go through with it -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/17/2016 10:31AM

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