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<\/p>\nSenate Set for \u2018Nuclear\u2019 Showdown Over SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch<\/b><\/p>\n
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The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Neil Gorsuch\u2019s Supreme Court nomination to a full vote in the U.S. Senate. Democrats reached the 14 votes necessary to block Gorsuch\u2019s nomination via filibuster, setting the stage for an unprecedented \u201cnuclear\u201d move by Republicans to change Senate rules so that Gorsuch can be confirmed by a simple majority of 51 votes.<\/p>\n
NBC News reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n Four Democrats announced their opposition to Gorsuch Monday morning, including three on the Senate Judiciary Committee who spent the morning debating his nomination.<\/p>\n Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Sunday indicated that he will proceed with the co-called \u201cnuclear option\u201d to change Senate rules and avoid a filibuster<\/p>\n \u201cNeil Gorsuch will be confirmed this week. How that happens will really depend on what will happen with our Democratic friends,\u201d said McConnell on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on Sunday. Republicans currently hold 52 seats in the Senate.<\/p>\n White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused the Democrats of setting \u201ca very dangerous precedent\u201d by stopping Gorsuch\u2019s nomination with a filibuster.<\/p>\n Watch:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n DNC Chairman Tom Perez said that the situation compels Donald Trump to choose a new nominee:<\/p>\n \u201cNeil Gorsuch ruled against a truck driver who was fired for choosing to save his own life rather than freeze to death, and against an autistic child simply seeking a better education. If confirmed, he would only continue building on his long record of cruel rulings that favor powerful and corporate interests over individuals. It\u2019s plain and simple: Gorsuch has not earned the votes in the Senate to join the Supreme Court. Republicans can\u2019t fix Gorsuch by changing the rules. They need to change the nominee.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Senate Set for \u2018Nuclear\u2019 Showdown Over SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n