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Someone explain Obama-Reid's nuclear long-game.

-The DC Circuit, while important, has a very low caseload, a...
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  11/21/13
Slide and let do.
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  11/21/13
I have to wonder if the GOP won't have a majority of senator...
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  11/21/13
We'll find out in about 15 minutes. They voted to end clotur...
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lol is this a fucking joke? Hillary is literally UNTOUCHED f...
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  11/21/13
not to mention the electoral math simply doesn't favor the r...
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I believe this is called the "QUICK DO SOMETHING...ANYT...
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But, but, Benghazi!!!
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  11/21/13
death to israel
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  11/21/13
supposedly: they expect the Republicans to eliminate the fil...
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  11/21/13
the democrats have a structural advantage in the electoral c...
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  11/21/13
dems do not have a structural advantage in the senate
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I know, but my point is that they have a structural advantag...
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Elaborate, shitlib
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Obama has done all sorts of things using the EPA and the Dep...
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"the democrats have a structural advantage in the elect...
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VA going blue seems to make GOP done here.
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  11/21/13
demography is destiny
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how mad are you that john roberts thinks dc circuit requires...
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Date: November 21st, 2013 11:50 AM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing

-The DC Circuit, while important, has a very low caseload, and these three judges are not going to have a very significant impact, especially with a lot of senior Reagan-era nominees still staffing cases.

-Maybe his goal is to staff the bench with 50- to 52-year-old judges who'll be shortlisted for the next Democratic administration for SCOTUS. But that's a very very long game and assumes that no one else in the wings is any good for a short list.

-There's only a couple of years left in his term for him to even get nominees through, and he's nominated at a lower rate.

So while I get that Obama and Reid have advantages to going nuclear, doesn't this, in the long run, likely fail a Rawlsian test in terms of long-term advantage?

Anyone liberals want to defend on the basis of something I'm missing. tyia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24481933)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 11:51 AM
Author: blue internal respiration

Slide and let do.

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Date: November 21st, 2013 11:55 AM
Author: purple lodge

I have to wonder if the GOP won't have a majority of senators pretty soon, in which case Reid will be glad to have been bluffing. He's a shrewd, craft parliamentarian, so I assume it's a bluff.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24481974)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 11:57 AM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing

We'll find out in about 15 minutes. They voted to end cloture on a nominee (failed), they vote to adjourn (failed), they're voting on whether to reconsider the cloture vote at the moment. Endgame now, unless a last-second negotiation comes through.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24481985)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 11:57 AM
Author: Lime haunted graveyard

Dems think they will have both senate and WH at last through 2020

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24481986)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:01 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted jade incel base



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:29 PM
Author: Titillating rigpig

lol

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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle dysfunction deer antler

lol is this a fucking joke? Hillary is literally UNTOUCHED from this rollout 3 years before the election

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482166)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:32 PM
Author: Titillating rigpig

not to mention the electoral math simply doesn't favor the republicans anymore no matter how you arrange the swing states. Even if they could take FL, OH and VA back they'd still lose

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482182)



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Date: August 14th, 2018 10:41 PM
Author: Navy Meetinghouse Messiness



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Date: August 14th, 2018 10:41 PM
Author: Crimson Sex Offender

Come back harry

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#36618343)



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Date: April 17th, 2019 4:16 PM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing



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Date: April 17th, 2019 4:17 PM
Author: Tantric Dull Depressive Fanboi

Lol

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Date: April 15th, 2026 12:14 PM
Author: s.e.g.a.



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:02 PM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing

(Ruth Bader Ginsburg)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482007)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 11:58 AM
Author: scarlet floppy address

I believe this is called the "QUICK DO SOMETHING...ANYTHING...TO CHANGE THE CURRENT MEDIA NARRATIVE" tactic.

Or perhaps that tactic's cousein, the "WE'RE GETTING DESTROYED IN THE MEDIA ALREADY, MIGHT AS WELL CRAM IN AS MUCH BAD SHIT AT ONCE AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAVE SO MANY MINUTES OF AIRTIME TO BLAST US" gambit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24481995)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle dysfunction deer antler

(Karl Rove)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482172)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 1:51 PM
Author: carmine thriller prole set

But, but, Benghazi!!!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482602)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:00 PM
Author: Insane ceo faggot firefighter

death to israel

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482001)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:05 PM
Author: irradiated area gay wizard

supposedly: they expect the Republicans to eliminate the filibuster when they win a narrow majority (possibly as soon as 2014), so just do it now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482027)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:06 PM
Author: Insecure stain principal's office

the democrats have a structural advantage in the electoral college and will probably hold the white house for the foreseeable future, even though gerrymandering and rural districts will keep the gop in control of the house. if a democratic president has a friendly DC circuit he can simply do whatever he wants and get them to rubber stamp it.

obama is already going this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482034)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:27 PM
Author: irradiated area gay wizard

dems do not have a structural advantage in the senate

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482156)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:30 PM
Author: Insecure stain principal's office

I know, but my point is that they have a structural advantage in the electoral college. They want to get these DC circuit nominees confirmed so the president act unilaterally.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482167)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:31 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle dysfunction deer antler

Elaborate, shitlib

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482181)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 12:33 PM
Author: Insecure stain principal's office

Obama has done all sorts of things using the EPA and the Department of Justice. He's done everything from imposing new coal regulations to unilaterally stopping the deportation of "Dreamers." He's become an imperial president.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482184)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 1:41 PM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing

"the democrats have a structural advantage in the electoral college"

lol@ this post-November 2012 meme.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482539)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 1:47 PM
Author: sticky adventurous boltzmann

VA going blue seems to make GOP done here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482574)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 1:51 PM
Author: Insecure stain principal's office

demography is destiny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482608)



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Date: November 9th, 2017 8:58 AM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing



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Date: August 14th, 2018 10:39 PM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing



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Date: April 17th, 2019 4:17 PM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#38102394)



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Date: April 17th, 2019 4:18 PM
Author: Tantric Dull Depressive Fanboi



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Date: November 21st, 2013 1:55 PM
Author: indigo high-end field tattoo

(chuck grassley aide)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482633)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 1:56 PM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing

How you been, friend.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482644)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 1:59 PM
Author: indigo high-end field tattoo

how mad are you that john roberts thinks dc circuit requires 11 judges and that "lowest caseload" is a crock of horseshit as a metric

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482666)



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Date: November 21st, 2013 2:24 PM
Author: vivacious rambunctious genital piercing

Stupid to say DC Circuit requires 11--when it had 12, they cut a vacant seat and moved it over to the Ninth Circuit in 2007 because the DC Circuit caseload is so low. They should cut it to 9. But the GOP is stupid for saying "well it's so low so we should just leave it vacant." No, the solution is to statutorily amend the number of seats on the DC Circuit, not to refuse to fill vacancies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2419495&forum_id=2Reputation#24482851)



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Date: April 17th, 2019 4:18 PM
Author: Tantric Dull Depressive Fanboi



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