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The "Don't vote" crowd seems to have an agenda (slrpnk.net)

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The house does not vote on judges. Only the Senate. Obama had a friendly Senate until Jan 2015. They could even have done it during the lame duck session. But in reality the Senate was widely forecasted to change control so she could have retired in the spring without controversy.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But they didn't have the supermajority necessary to overcome a filibuster anymore. Even the cloture rule enacted in 2013 excluded supreme court nominations.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And that would have been gone in a hot second if they blocked RBG's replacement. They removed exactly what they needed to confirm judges.