I've watched some of the hearings and think he is doing well. I doubt if he has said anything that would change the Senator's minds. One thing that I couldn't help think about during the questioning is how difficult it must be for a Judge to be personally questioned.; especially federal judges. At his level, he has a lifetime appointment and in court what he says goes. I had a friend who was a federal court clerk and she said the judges basically walk on water. So to be personally grilled has got to be doubly difficult for a nominee.
How's Gorsuch doing?
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IMO, he has been doing very well. I've been listening in the background as I work.
He handled getting told he had been overturned by SCOTUS mid hearing very gracefully. He has refused to predict how he would rule on issues that may come before SCOTUS as he should and has defended criticism of past decisions effectively and openly.
I read an take somewhere (CNBC maybe?) that basically acknowledged that Gursich will get in (and maybe without the nuclear option), but that the Dems are trying to get him to espouse a personal stance on any of their pet topics (Women's rights, gun rights, bathroom rules, etc) so that they can try to pressure him to recuse himself from any cases that touch their agenda. That's why you see the recent comments on things like "specificity" and that accusation that he's been evasive. Thus far he hasn't appeared to have provided any such ammo.
He said something along the lines of "where my personal opinion conflicts with the law....I always go with the law."
Which I admire and believe to be true with him.
And that's the way it should be.
A procedural question: since his confirmation requires 60 votes (non-nuclear) and there are only 52 R's, what's to keep some lying D's from professing support, and then switching to vote no and thereby tubing his confirmation? It seems to me the nuclear option is the only sure way to get him confirmed; am I'm missing something?
I'm not totally up on Senate rules, but I think it is 60 to get cloture to vote on confirmation and then the actual vote on confirmation is just a majority.
I could be wrong.
The Democrats don't believe him, because they don't expect nor want their nominated judges to do the same.
Damn, it's amazing what one can google with the right word - cloture - and find the answer.
You are correct, the cloture vote (60) limits debate thus killing the filibuster. I'm guessing the Chuckster is stupid enough to try a filibuster, so I hope Jelly Face has the 'nads to blow it all up!
I don't expect that Republican politicians really expect or want their nominated judges to do the same either....especially with all the talk of the RvW litmus test for nominees.
I do, however, believe that Gorsuch believes that is the proper way to decide cases based upon some personal little bit of personal familiarity with him and much more familiarity with his opinions.
How much does the reversal factor in here you think? The "Natural Law" criticism - any legs to that in your opinion?
Think that's pretty cool...but I suspect most Dem NRA members have already abondoned the liberal bathhouse & plantation farm.
