Senate Republicans used the “nuclear option” on Thursday, clearing the way for a late Friday morning vote to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. The 52-48 vote changes the longtime rules of the Senate, ending the use of the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations. “In legislation, you can…
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The conservative American Center for Law and Justice is asking people to sign a petition in support of confirming Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. President Trump’s nominee is facing a Democratic filibuster and Republicans in the Senate are talking about using the so-called “nuclear option” to…
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by Jeffrey A. Rendall March 25, 2017 Now that the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch are mercifully in the past attention turns to the inevitable upcoming votes on his nomination (Judiciary committee vote set for Monday, April 3 and full Senate on Friday, April 7). Naturally there’s…
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