if dems dont filibuster Gorsuch: he is confirmed, next vacancy trump nominates a scalia clone, dems filibuster, GOP goes nuclear /1
— Aziz H.Poonawalla (@azizhp) March 30, 2017
therefore, outcome if dems dont filibuster: gorsuch confirmed, scalia clone confirmed, SCOTUS moves right, senate goes nuclear /2
— Aziz H.Poonawalla (@azizhp) March 30, 2017
if dems do filibuster: GOP goes nuclear, gorsuch (probably) confirmed, scalia clone nominated for next vacancy, confirmed /3
— Aziz H.Poonawalla (@azizhp) March 30, 2017
therefore, if dems do filibuster: gorsuch (probably) confirmed, scalia clone confirmed, SCOTUS moves right, senate goes nuclear
— Aziz H.Poonawalla (@azizhp) March 30, 2017