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For that. >> no. the precedence from my perspective would have been if he changed the vote for supreme court justice there would be nothing to complain about. he understood the gravity of what it is to have a supreme court nominee. he could have changed the vote then and we would have had merrick garland on the court instead of, you know, the last nominee. so the reality is that while he did it for lower courts, because we had unprecedented obstruction by the minority at the time, he preserved i...

Concerns. the second part are the allegations levelled by dr. christine blasey ford. she said how she believed that dr. ford was sexually assaulted at some point but didnt reach a standard of proof or reach a certain level as to drawing a line between that and judge kavanaugh. she said, you know, theres beyond a reasonable doubt in the court system. she didnt think this is a court system but in her estimate, she could not necessarily, you know, meet that threshold, i guess you could say. that wa...

Expectation based upon the announcements made by senator collins, senator flake and others. >> yeah. they were very dramatic and very firm. senator collins expressed her frustration with the entire confirmation process, which she says hit rock bottom during this fight. she pointed out that the supreme court justices used to be confirmed with overwhelming majorities. do you think anything can be done to restore that kind of collegiality? >> i think i have a different take on when this process hit...

Make sure the mob prevails. but the uncob greauncorroborate the noise in the senate will not have the final say around here. the senate will have the final say. so, madam president, were almost at the end of the runway. the cross roads of anger and fear and partisanship have blown strong these past weeks. they harmed a good man and his family, theyve tarnished the dignity of this institution, but all of it can end today. the time has come to vote. the senate stands on the threshold of a golden o...

Everything and democrats are going to win the house, but not by many. everything is up in the air. >> for he is confirmed and becomes a supreme court justice and likely at least right now thats what its looking like, a lot of democrats have said to me and im sure to you, you know who is to blame at least in part for this? democrats. harry reid. he was the one who pushed through that so-called nuclear option a few years ago, reducing the threshold from 60 to break it to 50. 51. you only needed a ...

Not even her closest friend, mrs. keyser. mr. president, the constitution does not provide guidance on how we are supposed to evaluate these competing claims. it leaves that decision up to each senator. this is not a criminal trial, and i do not believe that the claims such as these need to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. nevertheless, fairness would dictate that the claims at least should meet a threshold of more likely than not as our standard. the facts presented do not mean that profess...

60-vote threshold for the supreme court. >> a lot of your fellow democrats have pointed out that he preserved that. it made it easier to move forward to approve "sportscentesupreme court nominees. i know you dont want to get into that. did judge kavanaugh say anything in the op-ed he published yesterday to convince you that he will be an impartial justice of the supreme court? >> no. no. i think thats a confirmation conversion. the reality is he showed me who he was when he was before the senate...

Why she left, is she okay. not even her closest friend, miss keyser. mr. president, the constitution does not provide guidance on how we are supposed to evaluate these competing claims. it leaves that decision up to each senator. this is not a criminal trial and i do not believe the claims such as these need to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. nevertheless, fairness would dictate that the claims at least should meet a threshold of more likely than not as our standard. the facts presented do ...

Do you think thats possible here especially if were no longer going to have a 60 vote threshold. is this the future of nominations in the senate? >> unfortunately judge kavanaugh said it himself. last week he said what goes around comes around and the whirl wind. feels more like a hurricane force is gonna hit us in the future. look. i dont know if it started when mitch mcconnell decided not to give merritt garland a hearing or the explosive revelations about judge kavanaugh. all i know, dana, is...

Her the next day or ever to ask why she left, is she okay, not even her closest friend ms. keyser. mr. president, the constitution does not provide guidance on how we are supposed to evaluate these competing claims. it leaves that decision up to each senator. this is not a criminal trial, and i do not believe that claims such as these need to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. nevertheless, fairness would dictate that the claims at least should meet a threshold of more likely than not as our s...