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Debates about the biden rule and schumer rule and the so-called eighth year rule and the lame duck rule, i dont know about all that. heres what i know. theres a vacancy on the supreme court and this is a guy that the kind of judge that every american should be applauding regardless of who you supported for president, regardless of your policy preferences, s the kind of person who should be a judge because he knows what a judge is. >> let me jus say this, again, like i know you dont want to look ...

Merrick garland didnt get a hearing. >> it seems the truly radical thing that happened is the merrick garland nomination blanked by the republicans. i didnt feel -- i didnt mean to say it this bluntly but i dont know any other way to explain the principle to apply to that which is a democratic president shouldnt be allowed to appoint a supreme court nominee, not when republicans are in control of the nomination process because they control the senate. that was the truly radical act. it seems lik...

Theyre going to get 60 votes is those ten red state democrats who are up for re-election. you got their pictures right there. i was told theyre particularly focusing on john tester of montana. of course, theyre going to use the argument that this is a judge who comes from the west and dont you want a representative of the west giving all the land use and environmental issues that are going to come up from the court. wouldnt it be refreshing to have someone who actually understood the west on the...

Food safety, food safety and medicine and the rest if you care about that for your children, is he not your guy. its a very hostile appointment. fellow well met lovely family im sure. as far as your family is concerned. if you breathe air, drink water, eat food, take medicine or in any other way interact with the courts this is a very bad decision. >> im sensing that she is not all in. >> i would not be waiting by your phone for a yes vote from nancy pelosi. brian: right. absolutely. ron biden u...

>> jon: continuing on the on this wednesday, president trumps nominee for this up in court vacancy is on capitol hill right now, meeting with senate lawmakers deciding whether he takes a seat occupied by the late justice scalia. >> jenna: theres going to be another nomination process. is there going to be a theme? hi, everybody, im jenna lee. the president announcing neil gorsuchs nomination last night. >> justice scalia passed away last january, i made a promise. if i were president, i would ma...

Experience in this field. i think the president thought that she was extremely qualified to do this to help shepherd this qualified justice through this process. so she, as well as the team that weve gathered for individuals on staff here are going to help get judge gorsuch through the nomination process. i would say as a side note, if you look at the amazing job thats been done to get these individuals through the process, despite all of the hype, this individual will face this problem or whats...

>> he is out of committee and he can be voted on pretty soon if the majority leader wants to do that. >> james: the rancor on capitol hill in this political climate is excessive. heres a little sample of two senators from each party talking about the nomination process and how its going. >> republicans are doing everything they can to rush these nominees through, even if it means bending the rules and cutting off scrutiny and debate. democrats are going to keep fighting back. >> and that she was...

Opinion polls but may be seen as another partisan institution precisely because with all due respect the president is treating this nomination as a bit of a reality show but also and more deeply the fact that merrick garland didnt get a hearing. >> it seems the truly radical thing that happened is the merrick garland nomination blanked by the republicans. i didnt feel -- i didnt mean to say it this bluntly but i dont know any other way to explain the principle to apply to that which is a democra...

Senate on his nomination. later this evening, the president will participate in a standing ledger state of affairs a strategy meeting with his team who have been working closely with congress to enact the presidents agenda. so far between the vice president and staff, we have had as many conductive conversations with members of both parties and both chambers at on a variety of issues from trade to the presidents nomination for his cabinet and now the supreme court. now starting this week on our ...

To say it this bluntly but i dont know any other way to explain the principle to apply to that which is a democratic president shouldnt be allowed to appoint a supreme court nominee, not when republicans are in control of the nomination process because they control the senate. that was the truly radical act. it seems like the choice of judge gorsuch is a relatively mainstream choice you might expect from any republican president but the circumstances around this nomination are radical because of...