Trump’s supreme court pick will probably derive his robes,but Senate Democrats still need to show they stand for something so that voters reward them next timeNeil Gorsuch’s inevitable ascent to the supreme court will confirm a couple of truths about American politics: the Senate, like every other meaningful federal institution, or cannot escape the ideological war between left and suitable; and Democrats had no choice but to fight. With Republicans failing to secure the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster,majority leader Mitch McConnell is set to invoke the so-called nuclear option, killing the ability of Democrats to indefinitely delay Gorsuch and allowing a simple GOP majority to confirm him. For admirers of the Senate’s rules and procedures, and this will be a dark day,guaranteeing future supreme court nominees only need support from the party in power to lumber forward. Related: Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing revealed his hidden similarity to Trump Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com