Democrats need to take lessons from Mitch McConnell as he sure knew how to slow down and defeat Obama and Biden's nominees.

Maybe need to look back as to how they did it?

n/t

That the replacements, interim or recess appointments will be any better. He will get minions and they will do what he wants.

In some ways, I feel like it is better to have the name recognition of the current clowns because they will be easier to hold up to scrutiny.

If RFK Jr gets shot down, we will end up with someone with lower profile but just as evil that will fly further under the radar screen.

I know it sounds weak but for me the best thing to do is express ourselves about the dangers and vote against them. Then every single one of those statements and votes is an opportunity to tear them down later when things inevitably go south.

You get it 100%...Reality is always harder to swallow than emotional responses.

Trump is going to get his people in place one way or another, through strong-arming the Senate with primary threats, (which will become reality), recess appointments, or nominating even worse but more sedate nominees.

Protecting an old archaic system is more important than protecting the people.

Maybe I missed it.

But that just means they need to have a vote on cloture. It doesn't mean they can't have a vote, just that a senator has indicated a 'no' vote when a vote by unanimous consent is taken. One 'no' = measure fails. Hence the cloture vote.

Tuberville put a hold on something like 1200 nominations. Holding a cloture vote for all 1200 would take forever.

Putting a hold on one or two nominations just means the senator would delay things for a day or two, or maybe even just a few hours.

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12200

With out republican votes, Democrats cannot block these nominations