03-24-2017, 11:00 AM
(03-24-2017, 10:56 AM)michaelsean Wrote: Politically it seems they can't just pretend Merrick Garland didn't happen. And thinking long term doesn't seem to be a trait shared by many up there on The Hill.
I don't disagree, but a filibuster is, in my opinion, the wrong way to go. I think statements on the floor will do fine expressing the issue. I do agree, though, the long-game doesn't seem to be their strngth these days
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR