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That is revisionist history at best Harry Reid (D) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid changed the rules and Congr

• refurb 6y ago
  Why is this downvoted? Harry Reid literally eliminated the ability of the minority party to filibuster a presidential nominee.[1] So the Democrats are basically complaining that they can't stop a Trump nomination, but only because they changed the rules themselves. [1]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/21/harry-reid-senate-rules-republican-filibusters-nominations https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/21/harry-reid-sen...
  • evan_ 6y ago
    You can’t possibly argue in good faith that the republicans would not have changed it anyway.
    • manquer 6y ago
      Perhaps not, however democrats should not complain when they set precedent knowing full well they will end up regretting it later.
    • refurb 6y ago
      OF course not. It's just ironic the Democrats themselves eliminated a rule that could have helped them now.
      • evan_ 6y ago
        It would not have helped them now because it would be gone