By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--April 6, 2017
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BREAKING: Senate votes to `go nuclear' and eliminate the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees, clearing way for Trump pick.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 6, 2017
"Senate Republicans changed longstanding rules on Thursday to clear the way for the confirmation of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court, bypassing a precedent-breaking Democratic filibuster by allowing the nomination to go forward on a simple majority vote. In deploying the so-called nuclear option, lawmakers are fundamentally altering the way the Senate operates — a sign of the body’s creeping rancor in recent years after decades of at least relative bipartisanship on Supreme Court matters. Both parties have likewise warned of sweeping effects on the future of the court, predicting that the shift will lead to the elevation of more ideologically extreme judges if only a majority is required for confirmation. Senate Democrats in 2013 first changed the rules of the Senate to block Republican filibusters of presidential nominees to lower courts and to government positions"In 2013, Harry Reid was asked what would happen if Republicans one day chose this exact course of action. His now infamous answer? "Let 'em do it. Why in the world would we care?"
In 2013, Reid was asked: What if GOP got rid of filibuster on SCOTUS?
— The Right Wing M (@TheRightWingM) April 4, 2017
"Let em do it. Why in the world would we care" pic.twitter.com/npUJ8u0ApG
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