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Sen. Merkley: If Gorsuch Is Confirmed, Every 5-4 Decision Will Be Illegitimate
Real Clear Politics ^ | March 30, 2017 | Tim Hains

Posted on 03/30/2017 5:06:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Sen. Jeff Merkely says a decision to use the 'Nuclear Option' to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court would "destroy the integrity of the Senate" and "highly politicize the [Supreme] court."

"If this process goes through, every 5-4 decision will be one we will look at and say that it is not really legitimate, because that Supreme Court Justice wasn't really legitimate," he said.

"If we change it to a simple majority, that means the next president will have an easier time approving appointments, and might decide to go further to the left or right outside of the mainstream. Obama went right down the middle, and unfortunately, President Trump has not."

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TOPICS: Oregon; Issues; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: democrats; gorsuch; merkley; oregon; scotus; supremecourt; trump
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Such a pretty state. So sad.
1 posted on 03/30/2017 5:06:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So, is he asserting that Kagan and Sotomayor are “mainstream”? lol


2 posted on 03/30/2017 5:09:57 PM PDT by blackbetty59
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Where in the constitution does it call for a 60 vote approval for SCOTUS? Precisely no where


3 posted on 03/30/2017 5:10:04 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama went right down the middle??? With Sotomayor and kagan, two strong liberals???, Really?????


4 posted on 03/30/2017 5:10:27 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We need to start referring to it as the “Reid Option” as a reminder of who pulled the trigger first..


5 posted on 03/30/2017 5:10:50 PM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Very few Democrat politicians are legitimate. Most are Evil!


6 posted on 03/30/2017 5:10:58 PM PDT by Herman Ball
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t know who this guy is, but that he’d come out and say something this idiotic is indicative that Gorsuch will be confirmed.


7 posted on 03/30/2017 5:11:32 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Stupid democrats, you followed Harry Reid off the cliff and the tables have turned. Enjoy the rest of your term being in the minority...


8 posted on 03/30/2017 5:11:50 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ('You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Evey Republican decision about anything will be one we will look at and say that it is not really legitimate, because the __________ (fill in the blank) isnt legitimate,

Democrats are very nasty people.


9 posted on 03/30/2017 5:12:17 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Didn’t they nuke Kagan or Sotomayor?


10 posted on 03/30/2017 5:12:22 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a stupid douche ... the 60 votes are required to cut off debate but the approval only requires a majority.


11 posted on 03/30/2017 5:13:00 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Dan Rather, a 60 Minutes Investigative Reporter for CBS, invented "Fake News"-fake but accurate.)
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Sen. Merkley: If Gorsuch Is Confirmed, Every 5-4 Decision Will Be Illegitimate

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

I think I missed the news flash of Senator Malarkey being voted emperor. He thinks he is empowered to make that decision?

Silly me. I thought that titles of nobility were absolutely forbidden by our Constitution!

12 posted on 03/30/2017 5:13:47 PM PDT by publius911 (I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So Reid wanted the nuclear option, got it and now when the Republicans use it it’s not legit? So whenever a 5-4 decision comes down that’s not what the Democrats want they’ll refuse to abide by it like a bunch of children who didn’t get the lollypop they were promised.


13 posted on 03/30/2017 5:14:05 PM PDT by SkyDancer (I Believe In The Law Until It Interferes With Justice)
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Sen. Jeff Merkely says a decision to use the 'Nuclear Option' to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court would "destroy the integrity of the Senate"

And what did Senator Merkely say when Harry Reid went 'nuclear' to stack the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit?


14 posted on 03/30/2017 5:14:09 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This guy is really ahead of the curve. Which stage of grief is “rationalization”?


15 posted on 03/30/2017 5:14:09 PM PDT by bigbob
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💩😁. An obvious fidiot. But typical of their ilk.
16 posted on 03/30/2017 5:14:10 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: blackbetty59

“Mainstream” - as in “broad is the way that leads to destruction”.


17 posted on 03/30/2017 5:14:15 PM PDT by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sen. Jeff Merkely ... The fArce is great with this one!


18 posted on 03/30/2017 5:15:10 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (12:01 PM 1/20/2017,,,The end of an error.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

When is the vote?

I’m tired of these whining libtards.


19 posted on 03/30/2017 5:15:16 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation ("You can't fix America without pissing off the people who broke it".....Bill Mitchell)
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“Obama went right down the middle.”

Good gracious! The middle of WHAT?


20 posted on 03/30/2017 5:15:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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