Mitch McConnell
TemporalSeverityExtreme
9/10
ThenNovember 21, 2013
“You'll regret this, and you may regret it a lot sooner than you think.”
McConnell warned Democrats against invoking the nuclear option to eliminate the filibuster for lower court nominations
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/mcconnell-went-nuclear-confirm-gorsuch-democrats-changed-senate-filibuster-rules-n887271NowApril 6, 2017
“We need to restore the norms and traditions of the Senate and get past this unprecedented partisan filibuster.”
McConnell extended the nuclear option to Supreme Court nominations to confirm Neil Gorsuch, doing exactly what he had warned Democrats against
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/mcconnell-went-nuclear-confirm-gorsuch-democrats-changed-senate-filibuster-rules-n887271Analysis
Warned Democrats they would regret changing filibuster rules, then expanded those same rule changes further when it was politically convenient for Republicans to confirm a Supreme Court justice
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