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Originally Posted by Damien
Wasn't the 60 vote thing about the filibuster? I.E You only needed 51 votes to confirm but 60 votes to override any attempt to filibuster so short of either party getting above 60 the other party could just hold up the entire process.
They need rid of the filibuster anyway, it's a stupid system.
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Kinda...
This Time article best explains it:
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In 2013, Reid invoked the “nuclear option,” a historic move that changed a long-standing Senate rule, dropping the number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster from 60 to a simple majority for executive appointments and most judicial nominations — a decision he justified because of trouble getting through court confirmations in the latter half of the Obama Administration.
At the time, then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and many other Republicans warned Reid that he would regret implementing the nuclear option.
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https://time.com/5324365/harry-reid-...supreme-court/