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Strategery: Frightened Dems backing away from SCOTUS filibuster?



Uh-oh. It appears there's trouble in "ugly Hollywood." After promising that they would filibuster President Trump's Supreme Court nominee - no matter who he or she was - it seems that cold feet have taken hold. Dems may now be looking for a respectable way to back away from Chuck Schumer's obstructionist plans. From the Daily Caller:
However, according to CNN, Democrats discussed during a private retreat in West Virginia last week that blocking Trump’s Supreme Court nominee — who would replace the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia — is potentially unwise and it would be better if they saved their big battle over the Supreme Court for when the seat of a more left-leaning justice opens up. Democrats may be looking at others on the court like liberal justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 83, or Stephen Breyer, 78, when it comes to their next fight. Additionally, Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the swing vote on the court, is 80. If Republicans do away with the filibuster and one of the older justices’ seats become available, it could change the makeup of the court for a long time. Democrats were not jumping on to Merkley’s bandwagon quickly Monday night either. “I’m not a filibuster type of guy,” West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin told reporters when asked if he would support his party’s blocking of a Trump Supreme Court pick.

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Assuming this is all true, I suspect that, at least in part, this is part of the Democrat grieving process. They've tried to deny that Trump won. They're filled with anger that Trump won. Now, they're bargaining. "Maybe," they think. "Just maybe. If we let Trump have this one, we can stick around a little longer. Maybe we can fight next time!" Soon, they'll enter stages four and five: Sorrow and acceptance. The fact is that, should Kennedy, Ginsburg, or Breyer leave the bench in the next two or three years, there's very little Dems can do to stop Trump's next appointee. Yes, Republicans managed to stave off Merrick Garland, but that was so late in the game that it's a different beast entirely. If the next seat opens early in the Trump administration, or if he secures re-election, he's almost guaranteed at least one more successful appointment.

Democrats can try to block it, but they're the progenitors of the so-called "nuclear option." They've given Republicans a blueprint that, if followed, all but eliminates their ability to stop Trump nominees. It seems at least some of them, including Senator Chris #, understand that their options are limited.
"I’m not going to do to President Trump’s nominee what the Republicans in the Senate did to President Obama’s,” # said. “I will push for a hearing and I will push for a vote.”
There's a saying about Karma. I can't quite remember what it is. "Karma's a..." something or other.


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