The GOP is set to go nuclear and fully emasculate the Dems over Gorsuch

The GOP is set to go nuclear and fully emasculate the Dems over Gorsuch.
What are your thoughts on this, Sup Forums?

foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/06/gop-senators-prepare-to-go-nuclear-for-gorsuch-as-democrats-escalate-opposition.html

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When dems have Congress in 2018 this is going to bite them right in the balls

>when the dems have congress in 2018

Only 8 republican congressional seats are contested in 2018 and 7 of them are in deep red states. It would take a miracle of miracles for the Dems to take the majority in the house

It would take Trump starting a war with Syria

Is there a limit to how often nuclear option can be used? Why not use it everytime?

A terrible yet helpless change---the Senate is meant to be a bipartisan chamber, not just the House 2.0. But hey, it's merely a symptom of the massive cultural and ideological divide coming to eruption now within America, so who knows what the future will look like (good thing conservatives now understand the culture war thanks to Bannon, Breitbart, Buchanan, and co.).

This is especially concerning since the issue at hand is Gorsuch. He's not obviously unqualified in any possible way, so it's the Dems here playing politics and securing their votes to the detriment of the country (no, getting revenge for what Republicans did to Garland is not a justifiable reason).

If even 4 Republicans choose not to go full nuclear, the whole thing is bust.

It's rarely done because you don't want the other side to do it to you if the tables are turned. Similar to how you don't nuke an enemy country if they have nukes as well.

Don't care. The harder the pendulum swings back on them the better.

It's a 'permanent' rule change, so once the rule is modified it will apply for however long it takes for the Senate to reverse it, but, since it takes the ruling or majority party to do so, why would they ever because the rule massively and disproportionately benefits them.

Implying you can eben emasculate these trans-sexual post-human PCbots beyond their present point of no return lad... tsk tsk

The Republicans at least had an excuse, flimsy as it was, because Obama was on his way out of office. Trump however, has three more years, potentially seven and this just makes the Democrats look childish because they didn't get their way. Showing that all they're going to do is block and not compromise is a one way ticket losing votes among the moderate.

Because if the other side takes control, it effectively prohibits your ability to block them. There's a reason why both democrats and republicans are hesitant about the rule and they're smart to do so. Nothing lasts forever and you don't want to give up any advantage you might need in the future. Applying that rule does away with a major advantage neither party is ready to give up

Dems would have done it at first possible opportunity anyway. So I don't feel bad about doing it at all.

>He doesn't know about Harry Reid
Consider doing at least some basic research

They would be signing their political death sentences.

Dems are picking the wrong hill to die on. If they were smart, they would save their filibuster for something better than arguing over a scotus nominee who was good enough for unanimous consent to a lower court not too long ago. Especially one of their tearjerker but-the-children issues, or some gibs for their indentured voters.

Whatever. Its their funeral.

Stupid and shortsighted.
If they actually go through with the nuclear option, the GOP must maintain majority control every time a SC seat opens up, otherwise democrats will do the exact same shit.

One down 2 to go.

>being this retarded

This. Didn't Democrats create the nuclear option? Republicans should use that just to teach them the lesson to not pass a law that you don't want used against you.

Good, if I remember correctly the libs were all butt hurt when we wouldn't confirm hussein's nominee. Time for them to do their jobs, like they've been asking for

Excellent non-argument there m8. You sure showed me!

Democrats are already proven to do the exact same shit and far worse whenever it benefits them.

Democrats would do it anyway

They won't get it back, in fact they will lose more senate seats.

Ita never going back to the way the left wants it. Enough people are woke now.

Hmm consider the modern "progressive" i think the commie wing of the dems will get off on being emasculated.

Conservatives should just give the Democrats and RINOs a "Red Wedding".

You're both right. There aren't many places that could go democratic and the GOP knows that but this is their weakness. If the GOP and trump go into Syria any more past say airstrikes on isis targets it won't bode well for Trump. He needs to maintain the status quo at minimum to ensure they actually win those seats