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SSJVegeta

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36. There are enough senate seats to do that

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #30)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 03:03 PM

19 hrs ago

Still we would need to win all but 2 or 3 of all the Senate seats up for election

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Trump: 'Prepared' to nominate new Supreme Court justice if Alito, Thomas retire [View all] BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago OP

Aileen Cannon is about to collect. n/t CousinIT 23 hrs ago #1

He's looking at Carnival Cruz, who was in the same Harvard Law class as Ketanji Brown Jackson BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #7

I honestly feel like I am living in "hillbillyville". walkingman 23 hrs ago #2

"Before midterms" I like that because tells me bluestarone 23 hrs ago #3

Let the people decide! Blues Heron 23 hrs ago #4

As a Texan, I wouldn't wish Ted Cruz on anyone. walkingman 23 hrs ago #5

Nope. TACO falls under the McConnell rule: lame ducks don't get to name Justices. If it was good enough ... marble falls 23 hrs ago #6

"TACO falls under the McConnell rule: lame ducks don't get to name Justices." BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #9

The worst that happens is they replace two shitheads with two lesser shitheads. This isn't over. ... marble falls 23 hrs ago #12

For sure he would do this BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #13

The worst that happens is they replace two shitheads with two younger shitheads. This isn't over. ... rampartd 20 hrs ago #27

He absolutely, positively, cannot be allowed to put another fanatic in there, Bayard 19 hrs ago #33

Carnival Cruz's name has come up and he would be a shoo-in BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #37

The only way his name should come up is if someone yacks it up Bayard 8 hrs ago #40

45 was the one who brought his name up BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #41

There better not be a single Democrat voting for anyone he nominates. Scrivener7 23 hrs ago #8

Unfortunately Fetterman will vote for one his insane nominees kimbutgar 21 hrs ago #22

Trump is a disaster the country wont recover from Johonny 23 hrs ago #10

How long can you fillibuster that SSJVegeta 23 hrs ago #11

Not much BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #16

So basically we gotta take 66 senate seats and 290 house seats SSJVegeta 22 hrs ago #19

Yup. BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #30

There are enough senate seats to do that SSJVegeta 19 hrs ago #36

There are 33 seats up BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #38

Oh yeah. Realistically its an uphill battle at best. SSJVegeta 9 hrs ago #39

Like crawling uphill over broken glass. Omnipresent 19 hrs ago #32

I always think, could anyone be worse that Thomas or Alito? jgmiller 22 hrs ago #14

At this point he would nominate a horse. Dave Bowman 22 hrs ago #15

He does remind me of a certain Roman emperor... intheflow 22 hrs ago #18

No way Bayard 19 hrs ago #34

If after the midterms, hopefully we control the Senate and can stonewall nominees like McConnell did. dutch777 22 hrs ago #17

That won't work until January, when the next Congress is sworn in. cab67 21 hrs ago #21

Yes they would. WestMichRad 20 hrs ago #28

They'll absolutely retire if Democrats take the Senate in November. cab67 22 hrs ago #20

It sickens me to think that this asshole radicalleft 21 hrs ago #23

Nauseating thought. Solly Mack 20 hrs ago #24

This is news? mdbl 20 hrs ago #25

Yeah, kind of like 'and in other news, water is wet!' ToxMarz 20 hrs ago #26

Don't hold your breath waiting for Thomas to Retire eringer 19 hrs ago #29

The next Democratic nominee should expand the SC to 13 ouija 19 hrs ago #31

Clarence gets no comment. underpants 19 hrs ago #35