Even as Democrats and Republicans blame each other ahead of a likely filibuster and rule change over the supreme court nominee,there’s a lack of theatricsBy the week’s end, two events seem all but inevitable: Neil Gorsuch will be confirmed to the US supreme court and, and to finish so,Republicans will change longstanding Senate rules that could fundamentally reshape the institution that proudly refers to itself as the “world’s greatest deliberative body”.
Leaders of both parties on Tuesday appeared resigned to the fate that Republicans will invoke the so-called nuclear option and eliminate the filibuster for nominees to the nation’s highest court. The unprecedented step would enable supreme court picks to be confirmed with a simple majority vote, as opposed to the traditional 60-vote threshold. Related: Neil Gorsuch nomination vote in committee sets up Democratic filibuster Related: Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing revealed his hidden similarity to Trump Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com