Neil Gorsuch

[Benton]

(04-03-2017, 07:22 PM)bfine32 Wrote: https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-to-filibuster-neil-gorsuch-amid-supreme-court-showdown-183625283.html


I absolutely hate what Congress has become. There was a time not too long ago that if the nominee was free of controversy he or she was nominated regardless if you agreed with their views.

The Dems can point to the GOP's refusal to consider Obama's choice as validation for their actions and now the GOP can point to the Dems lowering the 60 vote rule to validate their actions.

McConnell made it known it was political. Which is unfortunate. If he'd said "we just don't like Obama's pick" instead of "the next president gets to pick because we don't like Obama" then it would've been passable. Now its just a never ending cycle of both sides bickering without any real resolution.