Well, the battle lines are drawn aren’t they?
Theoretically, Chuck Schumer and his Democrats could threaten or mount a filibuster.
But then, especially given Harry Reid doing the nuclear option on other presidential nominees, it would be tempting for Mitch McConnell and the GOP to invoke the nuclear option for Supreme Court nominees.
I predict that, if the Democrats let this nomination proceed, that we don’t see a showdown over the nuclear option. I think the GOP will only go there, if they feel their backs are against the wall.
Though whats good for the goose is good for the gander. Harry Reid and Democrats decided to do the nuclear option for presidential nominees. How can they be intellectually honest, and oppose the GOP doing the same, now that the shoe is on the other foot, and the GOP controls the Senate now??
In the PC world, an accusation is proof positive, unless the accusation is against a liberal, then it’s not even an accusation.
I have to laugh at some of the liberal pablum being spewed about Judge Gorsuch.
I hear that he is in favor of dirty air and dirty water. He actually favors despoiling the environment. He opposes food safety; he actually wants us to get sick from eating decayed food. He opposes aid to autistic children.
MY God, this man is a monster, if you listen to the liberals on this guy.
Since they love to misuse Jefferson for their "separation of church and state" ideology, they should consider his strong views on presidential actions in the final months of a term:
Are not these strong statements on the subject from the mind of the genius who authored the nation's Declaration of Independence pertinent to current discussions?"I have thought it right to take no part myself in proposing measures, the execution of which will devolve on my successor. I am therefore chiefly an unmeddling listener to what others say. On the same ground, I shall make no new appointments which can be deferred... thinking it fair to leave to my successor to select the agents for his own administration." --Thomas Jefferson to George Logan, 1808. ME 12:219
"I should not feel justified in directing measures which those who are to execute them would disapprove." --Thomas Jefferson to Levi Lincoln, 1808. ME 12:195
"[My predecessor in the office of the President made several] last appointments to office... [which] were among my most ardent political enemies, from whom no faithful cooperation could ever be expected, and laid me under the embarrassment of acting through men whose views were to defeat mine, or to encounter the odium of putting others in their places. It seems but common justice to leave a successor free to act by instruments of his own choice." --Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, 1804. ME 11:29
"It would be with extreme reluctance that, so near the time of my own retirement, I should proceed to name any high officer, especially one who must be of the intimate councils of my successor, and who ought of course to be in his unreserved confidence." --Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 1808. ME 12:64
"It is but common decency to leave to my successor the moulding of his own business." --Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 1793. ME 9:12
“...longstanding rules requiring 60 votes...”
Nothing in the Constitution says we need 60 votes.
The Dems are all about “majority rule”, right?
So... we’re the Majority.
All better... See!
New MAGA (post-election) theme song: “One Way, Or Another!” by Debbie Harry of Blondie.
Some of them will have to realize that they aren't going to get that seat back. They have two years before they might have any leverage and four before they can possibly pick seats.
The nomination is not going to be withdrawn, so the only way to name a different justice is to vote this one down. But that isn't very likely to happen if it comes to a vote.
But say that it does happen and they can somehow manage to sink this nomination as "revenge" against the GOP for Garland and against Trump just because. Trump's already revealed a list of judges he'd name. Goresuch would be followed with someone similar in ideology. Not with Garland. Not with a compromise candidate. There is no reason to even propose a compromise candidate.
So sinking Goresuch only harms a man who has no part in the fight and takes away from him his one opportunity at the highest point his career could ever take, but doesn't harm anyone the opposition thinks have wronged them. And the outcome will be the same.
Happy to see Vice President Pence sending a message to Dems that obstructionism isn’t going to work on denying Judge Gorsuch a seat on SCOTUS.
1992 - Plugs Biden espoused the "Biden Rule". (No president should appoint a supreme court justice in his last year in office).
2013 - Dirty Harry Reid used the nuclear option to scrap the filibuster on all appointments except for supreme court justices.
2017 - Sleazy Schmuck Shumer whines and threatens filibuster on Judge Gorsuch when the GOP controls the senate.
These dim democrats sure know how to make horse's asses out of themselves.
The Alt-Left keep referring to this as a stolen Supreme Court pick. They’ve become so used to the legislative branch of the government being neutered by the executive and judicial, that the term “advice and consent” of the senate means that they HAVE to accept a presidential appointment. Of course, not to choose is a choice, and not to advise is advice.
I was watching C-Span when Vice President Pence said this. The democrats threw down the gauntlet today when they had Senator Ed Markey use their response to President Trump’s weekly address to condemn Judge Gorsuch. Putting Senator Mitch McConnel’s wife Elaine Chao in the Transportation Department may have been the shrewdest move Pres Trump as made to date. It sounds as if the Republicans are going to play hardball this time and go nuclear. Overall this will be in the Republicans’ best long term interest since they would never stand united enough to filibuster a democrat nominee. I haven’t had this much fun watching C-SPAN since 1995!
After 6 months or-so they will say enough is enough and nuke the nominee through turning 5-3 into 6-3. And if Trump is re-elected there's a better than even chance he will get 2 more in.
On brietbart radio they mentioned that in 2006 all the rats including schumer, ried, pelosi, and a few others all voted yes to his nomination to a lower court, now they have issues with him. What a bunch of pukes
I like Mike, my former Governor. It’s good to see Donald rubbing off on him.
The left has resorted to using leftist judges to get their way...as always when they lose elections or are in violation of law.
It's crucial we have Gorsuch on the court even if the nuke option is necessary.
And we desperately need Sessions in at AG so he can start directing and firing US Attorneys.
