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Friday, December 09, 2016

Losing at your own game. Cabinet picks will be easily confirmed because of a law Democrats in congress recently passed so they could get their own picks through without filibuster.

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It will be relatively easy to get most of Donald Trump’s appointments through the Senate, and it’s all thanks to Democrats.
In the past, it was possible to block a cabinet nominee with the use of a filibuster, at which point a three-fifths majority would be required. However, this procedure was ended by the Democrats during the 113th Congress. Now, only a simple majority is required in order to get a cabinet nominee confirmed.
Trump just needs 51 votes for each nominee, then, and in most cases that shouldn’t be a problem. Starting in 2017, the Senate will consist of 52 Republican seats (or 51 depending on the results of the Louisiana runoff election). So as long as the entire Republican party is behind a nominee, that person will be approved.
Democrats can make the nominating process difficult by holding several days of hearings and going through each pick’s controversial past. In fact, several Democrats told Politico that they don’t plan to fast-track any of Trump’s picks, particularly after the way Republicans treated Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.

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