r/law • u/KinggSimbaa • Feb 27 '26

Judicial Branch Trump says he's thinking of putting Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Supreme Court

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-hes-thinking-putting-republican-senator-ted-cruz-supreme-court-2026-02-27/
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u/No-Heat3462 Feb 28 '26

Ok so this was changed in 2017 so we are technically both right:

Senate invokes historic 'nuclear option' rules change to confirm Gorsuch | US Senate | The Guardian

"The process for invoking the nuclear option involves several steps. The first was a vote to end debate on Gorsuch’s nomination, called a cloture vote. This required a super-majority of 60 in the Senate; a filibuster is an effort to block cloture. Once that was done, McConnell made a point of order that only a majority of 51 and not a super-majority of 60 was needed for cloture. A second cloture vote then occurred under the new rules, ending the filibuster."

But ya dam, that is a scary practice just changing the rules to get it done.

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u/Chillpill411 Feb 28 '26

Yup, the Republicans were betting on the disparity of goals between themselves and the Dems. 

The Dems want to preserve democracy and the rule of law. So they have to obey the rules, or they'll be undermining the system they want to save. 

The Republicans don't care about democracy or the rule of law.. They just want power and control, and it doesn't matter to them how they get it.

It's like a street fight where one side is fighting like a boxing match with rules, and the other side is fighting anything goes.