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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Ballots are inactive being counted astir the state successful galore choky races, but ABC News has projected Donald Trump volition instrumentality to the White House and Republicans volition instrumentality power of the Senate.
The GOP could besides clasp power of the House of Representatives and prime up much seats.
If that were to happen, UC Merced Political Science Professor Nate Monroe says it could unfastened the doorway for much important argumentation alteration wanted by the Trump Administration.
But that doesn't mean they won't look restrictions.
"I inactive wouldn't, you know, benignant of constitute disconnected the information that immoderate dialog is going to person to hap successful the Senate, astatine slightest connected a batch of argumentation issues," said Monroe.
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"I'm precise funny to spot however overmuch of a relation the Senate's, you know, number protections play successful presumption of the filibuster, and immoderate of the unanimous consent procedures that they have."
However, the aforesaid restrictions whitethorn not use to higher-level judicial appointments.
"They person fundamentally eliminated the anticipation of filibusters for judicial appointments each the mode present up to the Supreme Court," said Monroe.
"If you person power of, you know, 50 positive 1 successful the Senate, and you've got the president of the aforesaid enactment aligned successful presumption of those nominations. Those judgeships are going to go."
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Monroe said this could use to Supreme Court appointments, arsenic good arsenic Federal Bench vacancies successful District Courts, and appellate courts.
Although the statesmanlike word lasts 4 years, House seats lone past two.
Monroe expects Republicans volition privation to person an docket successful spot earlier they are sworn successful truthful they tin deed the crushed moving with caller argumentation passing arsenic overmuch authorities arsenic imaginable earlier the midterms.
He said due to the fact that the equilibrium of powerfulness successful the House could travel down to seats successful the Central Valley, it could payment our area.
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Monroe made suggestions connected however those candidates whitethorn beryllium kept successful bureau if helium were starring the idiosyncratic parties.
"I'm going to marque definite that those members who are truly susceptible and who are cardinal successful the past contention and are going to beryllium cardinal again successful the adjacent contention to support the majority," said Monroe.
"I'm going to marque definite that they person the resources they need. I'm going to marque definite that they person power connected votes to marque it truthful that their constituents are blessed truthful that they're doing a bully occupation truthful that they get reelected to support that majority."
Monroe said that benignant of powerfulness could bring our section issues to the forefront and bring much resources to the Central Valley.
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