Cloture means the debate or consideration is over and they move to vote where only 51 votes are needed to seat the SCOTUS.
What I don’t understand is if cloture automatically requires 60 votes. Or do the dems have to “invoke” filibuster first?
You need 60 votes to break a filibuster but only 51 to confirm a nominee to the Supreme Court.
A vote for cloture always requires 60
Yo don’t “invoke” a filibuster. A filibuster is merely continuous debate. A cloture motion is a motion to end the debate and vote.
“Under the rules, the cloture motion will ripen one hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday, April 6th.”
If I’m reading this right, doesn’t it mean they can take the final vote one hour after the Senate convenes on Thursday? If so, then it may be because Prez Trump has to skedaddle down to Mar A Lago to meet with the Chinese Premier on Friday, and Trump probably wants to swear Gorsuch in before he leaves for FL. Where am I going wrong here?