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>look for pressure on the Senate to completely suspend the filibuster and push through a very right wing Justice Currently, Republicans hold the Senate (52,R v
by narrowrail 10y ago
>look for pressure on the Senate to completely suspend the filibuster and push through a very right wing Justice
Currently, Republicans hold the Senate (52,R vs 48,D). And, according to Wikipedia:
"On November 21, 2013, the Senate voted, in a 52 to 48 vote, to require only a majority vote to end a filibuster of all executive and judicial nominees, excluding Supreme Court nominees, rather than the 3/5 of votes previously required. A 3/5 supermajority is still required to end filibusters on legislation and Supreme Court nominees."
So, that is some context for anyone else not up to speed on the specifics.