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Re: If Hillary wins, you can damn well bet that Merrick Garland will be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice during the 'lame duck' session...

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NO, all you need is a simple majority to confirm ANY nomination in the Senate. What you need is 60 votes to force cloture, which would end debate and bring something to a vote.




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Re: If Hillary wins, you can damn well bet that Merrick Garland will be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice during the 'lame duck' session...
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...she isn't gonna have a 2/3 majority and that's what it takes.


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