Posted on 01/31/2017 6:32:58 PM PST by jazusamo
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he has "serious doubts" about President Donald Trump's nominee to succeed the late Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, the first sign of what is likely to be a contentious confirmation battle.
"Now more than ever, we need a Supreme Court Justice who is independent, eschews ideology, who will preserve our democracy, protect fundamental rights, and will stand up to a President who has already shown a willingness to bend the Constitution," Schumer said in a statement.
"Given his record, I have very serious doubts about Judge Gorsuch’s ability to meet this standard. Judge Gorsuch has repeatedly sided with corporations over working people, demonstrated a hostility toward women’s rights, and most troubling, hewed to an ideological approach to jurisprudence that makes me skeptical that he can be a strong, independent Justice on the Court."
Schumer pledged that the Senate Democrats will spearhead an "exhaustive" debate over Gorsuch's nomination.
"Make no mistake, Senate Democrats will not simply allow but require an exhaustive, robust, and comprehensive debate on Judge Gorsuch’s fitness to be a Supreme Court Justice," Schumer siad.
Senator Sherrod Brown
(D-Ohio) also blasted Trump's selection of Gorsuch, criticizing the judge's position on healthcare, business, and workers' rights.
“I cannot support any nominee who does not recognize that corporations are not people," the lawmaker said in a statement.
Amy Schumer thinks she wants another STD and a giant box of éclairs to feed to her thighs.
Chuck’s gonna need another box of tissues.
Chuck Schumer is a traitor to the United States of America.
Democrat talking points are out:
Democrats are instructed to use the terms “serious concerns” and “serious doubt” repeatedly in all conversations about the Gorsuch nomination.
They act like the concept of corporate personhood is some extreme position, but it has been with us from Common Law. Their position is the extreme one...and clearly shows that communists run the DNC.
Other talking points “friend of Wall Street”...”friend of rich people”
Chuck Schumer voted for him when Bush was President for the 10th Circuit Court Of Appeals.
At the time, he was mainstream. What has changed? Not Gorsuch but Schumer.
Schumer has a beef with Trump but let’s evaluate him on his merits.
Schumer really has no power.
The 4/4 court did NOT favor Obama...
Chuck you Schumer!.........and get rid of the nose bridge glasses........you look like a clown......:)
If Harry Reid was Dracula, Schumer is Renfield.
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isz1pyKowwA"
Trump almost won MN. But I’ll remind Amy she’s in the hot seat. Her and weird AL have numbered days left in the Senate.
I suspect Republicans to take the governor mansion and Senate seat in less than 2 years
I don’t think Chuckie means the same things that you do when he says those words. When he talks about fundamental human rights he’s talking about dirty old men using the little girls room and infanticide and the right to take other peoples’ stuff ‘cause they have more than you do.
That’s good.
I guess Schmuck thinks he's not "minority" enough.
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