I have trouble keeping score of the republican/democrat actions - but I imagine that all of these will either get a response, or were a response to a prior action, or were somehow OK'ed (by who?)
Mini nuclear option. Democrats limit the filibuster and pack the courts. If republicans limit the filibuster to undo obamacare would that be going too far? (Not that they actually have a replacement plan)
If this goes unanswered, does it mean the republicans are just the lapdog opposition?
Perhaps, there is simply nothing that Republicans can retaliate with? The judicial branch tends to favors Democrats more (70% of lawyers donations goes to Democrats) and until there is a Republican Attorney General there might be nothing they can do.
The Republicans can't respond to these 'tats' now. They will have to wait at least for the white house and maybe a majority in both houses of congress.
As for the judicial branch - I think they have racked up quite a score as well. But as far as I know no one has tried to settle it since FDR's court packing threat.
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