04-03-2017, 03:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-03-2017, 03:08 PM by Eric the Green.)
(04-03-2017, 11:26 AM)X_4AD_84 Wrote:(03-30-2017, 09:44 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: Waffling on Gorsuch:
Undeclared Position
Need to hear from you.
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
King (I–ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Schatz (D-HI)
Tester (D-MT)
Warner (D-VA)
We need 41 to stop
Neil Gorsuch
We have 28
For sure, the ones in bold are likely to vote to confirm. Eric, hopefully you understand why that is. Question for you would be, how important is winning one ideological battle only to lose the war (2018 and 2020 Congressional elections).
Correction; we know now that the ones in bold will vote to confirm this right-wing creep Gorsuch. I understand why that is; they are from creepy red states. Tester, McCaskill and Cortez-Masto have come out for the filibuster. The latter even sent me an email today asking me to sign her petition to filibuster Gorsuch! You're guess seems a bit off on this matter, anyway! Schumer said on Meet the Press yesterday he has the votes to filibuster. Hallelujah.
How important is this battle? Extremely Crucial. Imagine what happens if a Democratic appointee on the SCOTUS dies or retires? And Gorsuch is confirmed? The Republicans will surely use the nuclear option, if they haven't already, to turn our Court over to the racist oligarchs next time. Even if Gorsuch is allowed to be confirmed, what would that mean, if Kennedy goes Trump? It means that gerrymandering, now under suit, is upheld, and the Repugs get to continue to rig the House and statehouses for many years to come. They also get to uphold laws that make it harder for poor and non-whites to vote, laws which are also under challenge now even in red and purple states. No, this vote is a vote on whether the people will have any voice at all in our government from now on. I'd say that's pretty crucial.
Yes, if we lose this battle, for that very reason we the people DO lose the 2018 and 2020 elections!