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no_hypocrisy

(46,133 posts) Wed Sep 5, 2018, 10:56 AM Sep 2018

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What was the Senate make-up when Harriet Miers and Robert Bork

were nominated to the Supreme Court?

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What was the Senate make-up when Harriet Miers and Robert Bork (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Sep 2018 OP

A sizable majority of Republicans and Democrats as opposed to a KPN Sep 2018 #1

55 Senate Dems when Bork was nominated. 55 Senate Repubs When Miers was nominated onenote Sep 2018 #2

R majority in both cases cemaphonic Sep 2018 #3

KPN

(15,646 posts)

1. A sizable majority of Republicans and Democrats as opposed to a

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 11:21 AM

Sep 2018

sizable majority of treasonous RepubliCons, bigots and ultra-radical "christians"!

onenote

(42,715 posts)

2. 55 Senate Dems when Bork was nominated. 55 Senate Repubs When Miers was nominated

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Wed Sep 5, 2018, 12:04 PM

Sep 2018

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

3. R majority in both cases

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 12:11 PM

Sep 2018

Miers got at least as much backlash from the right as she did from the left though.

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