Senate GOP Goes Nuclear
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The lesson of Gorsuch and the nuclear option: "Neither party has any incentive to compromise""It is depressing; I'm very depressed,” Republican Sen. John McCain said this week.
“We're going down the wrong path here,” Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said.
From the Right
NUCLEAR: Senate GOP Uses Reid Rule to Nuke Dems' Unprecedented SCOTUS FilibusterHarry Reid's legacy is thus cemented. Democrats' unprecedented filibuster of Judge Neil Gorsuch has been broken under the nuclear option they pioneered in 2013. Every single Republican voted to invoke the Reid Rule, including some who had expressed a strong hesitancy to do so; that's how indefensible Democrats' conduct has been. The Senate will now reach cloture on the nomination with 51 votes, setting up a final confirmation tomorrow. It's over. Neil Gorsuch will be the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court:
From the Center
Senate Eliminates Filibuster for Supreme Court NomineesSenate Republicans eliminated the filibuster on Supreme Court nominees Thursday, thwarting Democratic opposition to Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court and removing a key pillar of the minority’s power to exert influence in the chamber.
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