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Re:51 Star Flag (2011) by AtlasBarfed on Thursday January 14, 2021 @02:24AM (#25773241)
The Republicans killed the Filibuster in the Amy Coney Barrett nomination I thought, and multiple others.

I remember the Democrats threatening court packing and DC/PR statehood with the merest of advantages.

And now they have it.

Which means the Democrats will probably reinstate the filibuster out of collegiality or some other insane reason. The Democrats are averse to winning.

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Re:51 Star Flag (2011) by jwond on Thursday January 14, 2021 @10:39AM (#25777622)
The Republicans killed the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations in 2017 after the Democrats killed the filibuster for all other judicial nominations in 2013.
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Re:51 Star Flag (2011) by pm90 on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:41PM (#25782181)
Which they did because of unprecedented Republican obstruction in judicial confirmation.
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