The rationale here is that Gorsuch doesn't change the balance of the Supreme Court even in the unlikely scenario that he was so conservative he made Scalia look like a homosexual Marxist. If the Republicans use the nuclear option to confirm him, the Democrats will lose the filibuster weapon for the NEXT confirmation process -- which might be much more important in terms of the balance of the court.
...the NEXT confirmation process — which might be much more important in terms of the balance of the court.
I sometimes wonder if Ginsberg didn’t retire because she thought if Hillary won she could simply retire after the election, and if Trump won, she could try to outlive Trump’s presidency.
But I don’t know if obvious evidence of her dementia will hold off that long.
I base this on some of her quotes over the last year. She was seriously violating protocol as though she thought she’d just be retiring after the election anyway, and the (hopefully damaging) things she said about trump would ensure a hillar win, making the damage to her reputation worth it.
‘Cept that isn’t what happened. Thank God!
The Dems may think why not force the nuclear now as it will reinforce the “Hitler” theme.
Everyone knows it will have to be used anyway when a liberal retires as Dems will insist a liberal be replaced by a liberal and that’s not happening.