{"id":27535,"date":"2017-03-23T05:35:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T09:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/?p=27535"},"modified":"2017-03-22T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T19:34:15","slug":"how-gorsuchs-nomination-hearing-is-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2017\/03\/how-gorsuchs-nomination-hearing-is-going\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gorsuch’s nomination hearing is going"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"Neil_Gorsuch_February_2017\"<\/a>Neil Gorsuch is reportedly doing well in Senate hearings for his\u00a0nomination to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

In three days of marathon sessions\u00a0lasting up to 10 hours, \u00a0Judge Gorsuch has been handling the hostile Democratic interrogations with aplomb. \u00a0He distanced himself from comments about him from the president, saying that he made no promises to repeal Roe v. Wade or any other rulings. \u00a0He sidestepped commentary on issues that he may have to rule on.<\/p>\n

Republicans have 52 votes in the Senate. \u00a0Gorsuch needs 60 votes to shut off a potential filibuster. \u00a0Unless at least eight Democrats vote for the nominee, the Republican leadership is threatening \u201cthe nuclear option.\u201d \u00a0That is, to change the Senate rules to eliminate the filibuster option.<\/p>\n

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One development that Democrats will jump on: \u00a0The Supreme Court just overturned one of\u00a0Judge Gorsuch\u2019s decisions.<\/a><\/p>\n

There will be another day of testimony on Thursday. \u00a0The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on April 3. \u00a0The goal is for the whole Senate to vote on the confirmation before the mid-April recess. \u00a0See this for more background. \u00a0(The Senate has the \u201cadvise and consent\u201d responsibility for confirming Supreme Court justices, cabinet members, and other high government office. \u00a0The House of Representatives is not part of the picture.)<\/p>\n

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From Josh Gerstein and Seung Min Kim,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Top takeaways from Gorsuch\u2019s marathon confirmation hearing \u2013 POLITICO<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

Neil Gorsuch fended off Democratic attacks, ducked specifics on hot-button topics and gently \u2014 yet unmistakably \u2014 distanced himself from President Donald Trump on Tuesday during his first round of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n

Most notably, he didn\u2019t seem to harm his prospects of getting confirmed, as he earned gushing praise from Republicans and Democrats didn\u2019t draw much blood beyond Gorsuch\u2019s repeated refusal to answer the stream of questions posed during the marathon, 10-plus hours of grilling.<\/p>\n

[Keep reading. . .]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From Leigh Ann Caldwell, \u201cDems\u2019 Fight Over Gorsuch Coild Result in GOP Launching \u2018Nuclear Option,\u2019<\/a>\u201d NBC News:<\/p>\n

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As Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch enters his second day of confirmation hearings in the Senate, his fate is dependent upon the support of Democratic senators who are embroiled in partisan fighting over the politics of the high court and a controversial president.<\/div>\n

Democrats\u2019 concerns could lead to an explosive fight on the Senate floor that would hold up his nomination and potentially force Republicans to enact the so-called \u201cnuclear option,\u201d a procedural move that would blow up Senate rules to pass President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee.<\/p>\n

Operating in a hyper-partisan era with an unpopular new president, Gorsuch\u2019s judicial leanings will be one area of focus for Democrats, but hard feelings felt by Democrats over Republicans blocking the last Supreme Court nominee and Gorsuch\u2019s independence from President Donald Trump are other areas of concern.<\/p>\n

[Keep reading. . .]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Photograph of Neil Gorsuch by Office of U.S. Senator David Perdue [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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