Looks Like We Have A Winner: Democratic Senators Line Up To Support Gorsuch Vote

[easyt65]

Democratic Senators Line Up To Support Gorsuch Vote

"Nine Democratic senators have publicly committed to holding a floor vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, almost assuring his confirmation.

Though Gorsuch will almost certainly be confirmed on a floor vote by the strength of the Republican majority alone, the GOP must attract a handful of Democratic senators to their side in the event of a filibuster.

There are, for the moment, 52 Republicans in the chamber. That number will, if only for a short time, fall to 51 when Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is installed as U.S. attorney general. Unlike other federal judicial nominees, Supreme Court nominees are subject to filibuster, which can only be ended with the support of 60 senators.

However, the prospect that Gorsuch will surpass the 60-vote threshold now appears to be certain, as nine Democrats have committed to voting for cloture."

 

[Mac1958]

I sure would like to see the GOP avoid dropping the 60-vote rule.

But if one of liberal supes retires, all bets are off. That'll be ugly.

Ugly, ugly, ugly.
.

 

[Rexx Taylor]

why does he even need to be grilled by 45 or so rats? we already know his history, its not as if Gorsuch has skeletons in the closet like the Clintons. what are they going to ask him? Questions like,,,when was the last time you beat your wife and is it true that you once stole candy at your local wal-mart when you were 9 years old?

 

[longknife]

Democratic Senators Line Up To Support Gorsuch Vote

"Nine Democratic senators have publicly committed to holding a floor vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, almost assuring his confirmation.

Though Gorsuch will almost certainly be confirmed on a floor vote by the strength of the Republican majority alone, the GOP must attract a handful of Democratic senators to their side in the event of a filibuster.

There are, for the moment, 52 Republicans in the chamber. That number will, if only for a short time, fall to 51 when Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is installed as U.S. attorney general. Unlike other federal judicial nominees, Supreme Court nominees are subject to filibuster, which can only be ended with the support of 60 senators.

However, the prospect that Gorsuch will surpass the 60-vote threshold now appears to be certain, as nine Democrats have committed to voting for cloture."

I have a hunch that a GOP replacement for Sessions will quickly be found.

 

[Defiant1]

Democratic Senators Line Up To Support Gorsuch Vote

"Nine Democratic senators have publicly committed to holding a floor vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, almost assuring his confirmation.

Though Gorsuch will almost certainly be confirmed on a floor vote by the strength of the Republican majority alone, the GOP must attract a handful of Democratic senators to their side in the event of a filibuster.

There are, for the moment, 52 Republicans in the chamber. That number will, if only for a short time, fall to 51 when Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is installed as U.S. attorney general. Unlike other federal judicial nominees, Supreme Court nominees are subject to filibuster, which can only be ended with the support of 60 senators.

However, the prospect that Gorsuch will surpass the 60-vote threshold now appears to be certain, as nine Democrats have committed to voting for cloture."

I have a hunch that a GOP replacement for Sessions will quickly be found.

It would be awesome if it was Judge Moore.

 

[easyt65]

I have a hunch that a GOP replacement for Sessions will quickly be found.

Just like the DNC election polling, you are WAY off!

Sessions has been confirmed.

 

[OldLady]

Doesn't Sessions' state have to have an election to vote in another senator? Or how do they replace him?

 

[TNHarley]

Doesn't Sessions' state have to have an election to vote in another senator? Or how do they replace him?

Its up to the governor.
One of the names being thrown around is the state AG who is investigating him for illegal payments to an aide.

 

[easyt65]

Unlike vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives, which must be filled according to federal law by elections, the U.S. Constitution gives states the ability to choose how to fill vacancies in the U.S. Senate. All states do so through an election, but they vary in two ways: whether the vacancy is filled at a regularly-scheduled election, or at a special election; and whether the governor can make an appointment to fill the vacancy during the period before the election occurs.

Presently, most states -- 36, to be exact -- fill a U.S. Senate vacancy at their next regularly-scheduled general election. The remaining 14 require that a special election be called. And only four states prohibit the governor from making an interim appointment, requiring instead that the seat remain vacant until the next election (whether regular or special) is held. In another three, the governor may make an appointment to fill the vacancy temporarily, but only under very strict conditions.

Vacancies Filled by Gubernatorial Appointment
In the following 36 states, the governor makes an appointment to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy, and the appointee serves until the next regularly-scheduled, statewide general election. The person elected at that next regularly-held general election serves for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any. If the term was set to expire at that general election, the person elected serves a full six-year term.

Illinois is one of the 36 listed

(1) The governor's appointee must be of the same political party as that of the vacating Senator.

(2) If the vacancy occurs before a specified date preceding the regular primary (HI: 60 days; MN: 6 weeks; NJ: 30 days; NY: 59 days; VA: 120 days), the election is held in the following November; if the vacancy occurs within the specified period preceding the regular primary, the vacancy election is held at the second November election after the vacancy occurs.

(3) The governor makes an appointment by selecting


http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vacancies-in-the-united-states-senate.aspx

 

[longknife]

Doesn't Sessions' state have to have an election to vote in another senator? Or how do they replace him?

Typical Leftist question? You are unable to Google an answer?

Well, having done it for you, the governor has the authority to select and appoint someone to fill out the remainder of his term. There are already possible replacements and I expect one of them to be appointed quickly.

 

[Silhouette]

Democratic Senators Line Up To Support Gorsuch Vote


However, the prospect that Gorsuch will surpass the 60-vote threshold now appears to be certain, as nine Democrats have committed to voting for cloture."

And this is the wisest political move I've seen them do in decades. They know the Rust Belt dems were shocked by what the Supreme Court did in 2015...with even more shocking cult agendas pending before that Court (boys in girls bathrooms at school). And that 2016 was a moratorium on that shock. Dems want the Rust Belt back, and screaming "fuck your working class values!' in their face this time isn't gonna cut it for 2018..

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

It would be awesome if it was Judge Moore.

Sure, because another religious crackpot is exactly what we need in the Senate

 

[mdk]

Democratic Senators Line Up To Support Gorsuch Vote


However, the prospect that Gorsuch will surpass the 60-vote threshold now appears to be certain, as nine Democrats have committed to voting for cloture."

And this is the wisest political move I've seen them do in decades. They know the Rust Belt dems were shocked by what the Supreme Court did in 2015. And that 2016 was a moratorium on that shock. They want them back, and screaming "fuck your values!' in their face this time isn't gonna cut it for 2018..

You can pretend gay marriage was a major factor in the Rust Belt all you wish, but it doesn't change the fact Trump's message about jobs and the economy were the deciding factors in the region. It also didn't hurt that Hillary was an uncommonly poor choice for the Democratic Party.

 

[depotoo]

He meant to fill his senate seat.

I have a hunch that a GOP replacement for Sessions will quickly be found.

Just like the DNC election polling, you are WAY off!

Sessions has been confirmed.

 

[Tom Horn]

I have a hunch that a GOP replacement for Sessions will quickly be found.

Yep.

 

[Tom Horn]

Sessions voted "present" on his own nomination to be AG.

 

[Silhouette]

It would be awesome if it was Judge Moore.

I was thinking Sutton of the 6th circuit...I think it is...

 

[Silhouette]

You can pretend gay marriage was a major factor in the Rust Belt all you wish, but it doesn't change the fact Trump's message about jobs and the economy were the deciding factors in the region. It also didn't hurt that Hillary was an uncommonly poor choice for the Democratic Party.

Keep telling yourself and your dem leaders that mdk....and you will lead them to another resounding defeat in 2018 & 2020. I guess you believe that lying about the true numbers of working-class-values voters who strongly disapprove of the gay agenda will somehow render into election success. Hillary got pretty pissed off about that lying costing her the election. I suppose that's why we haven't heard much from her since the election; because she knows the truth.

 

[martybegan]

I sure would like to see the GOP avoid dropping the 60-vote rule.

But if one of liberal supes retires, all bets are off. That'll be ugly.

Ugly, ugly, ugly.
.

It will get ugly, and it will be the fault of progressives. They have made the SC far too powerful by going with the whole "living constitution" thing. Their refusal to accept federalism is coming home to roost.

The funny thing is a strict constructionist court would probably do nothing to prevent them from enacting over half of the things they want in their own States.

 

[mdk]

I was thinking Sutton of the 6th circuit...I think it is...

Oh, please. The only thing you know about Sutton is that he wrote the opinion for the Sixth Circuit upholding gay marriage bans. Do you think Republicans would rally around a jurist that ruled to uphold the individual mandate?