Thursday, April 6, 2017

A Showdown Coming Over Gorsuch Vote

GOP Senators prepare to go nuclear for Gorsuch as Democrats escalate opposition

A Senate showdown is set for Thursday morning as Republicans prepare to go nuclear in their push to confirm President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court as Democrats escalate their attacks on his selection.

Democrats have portrayed Judge Neil Gorsuch as an ally of the powerful and an enemy of the weak ahead of Thursday's key votes. Republicans are accusing Democrats of trying to block Gorsuch out of frustration over Trump's election victory.

"Democrats would filibuster Ruth Bader Ginsburg if President Donald Trump nominated her," said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., naming one of the more liberal sitting justices. "There is simply no principled reason to oppose this exceptional, exceptional Supreme Court nominee."

The confrontation will play out as 44 Democrats and independents try to block Gorsuch by denying Republicans the 60 votes needed to proceed to final passage.

Republicans intend to respond by unilaterally changing Senate precedent to remove the 60-vote requirement for Gorsuch and all future Supreme Court nominees, reducing it to a simple majority. The maneuver is considered an extreme parliamentary move.

Fuckin' do it.

2 comments:

Spud said...

Old turtle faced Mitch just don't understand that it has to do with the R's saying NO to everything Obummer suggested for eight years lol
Like a group of old women running this country.
We are soooo screwed.....

Anonymous said...

AIN'T POLICTICS A FUN MADHOUSE!

Wildflower

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