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The "Don't vote" crowd seems to have an agenda (slrpnk.net)
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[โ€“] Zorque 2 points 5 months 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.

[โ€“] Maggoty 2 points 5 months 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.