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This is what we do. We protest when we disagree and i dont think theres any reason for people to be told to come together and support this if they dont believe in it. Im not suggesting support tonights nominee but dont plan the protest before you know who the nominee is. And that is where we are. Were at the point of transparent obstruction on both sides, olivia nuzzi and david jolly, thank you. The Rachel Maddow show starts right now. Good evening, rachel. Good evening. Thanks, my friend. Thank you for joining us at this hour. This is a big important historic news day. Good to have you here. ...

50 votes plus pence and he's confirmed. >> 60 votes have been the standard for obama's nominees, it should be the standard for trump's nominees. and here's why we have this standard. we left it in place when we went to a simple majority on other cabinet executive positions when we went to change it for judges at a lower level, but this is the most powerful court in the land. >> senator, you just said that 60 votes of the standard for barack obama's two nominees to the supreme court, neither one of them faced a filibuster, they received more than 60 votes, but neither one faced a filibuster. >>...

Against closing debates. so insisting on 60 votes is the way you start what we refer to as a filibuster then the question is, is. >> there going to be enough votes to shut it down? my hope is in won't be. >> west virginia democrat joe manjchin says two wrongs don't make a right and wants a hearing and a vote on gorsuch. >> what the republicans did with merrick garland was absolutely unbelievable to me. it was a disaster. i was embarrassed by how mitch mcconnell led the republicans not to even be decent and considerate enough to even talk to the gentleman, let alone vote for him. i think it sho...

Already come out in opposition to mr. gorsuch, ed markey, elizabeth warren of massachusetts, rod wyden. and kirsten gillibrand of new york. he says the seat is stolen. >> this is not a normal consideration. this is a seat that was stolen from the former president, obama. that's never been done in u.s. history before. to let this become normal just invites a complete partisan polarization of the court from here to eternity. at what point does a majority say in the future, we will not let someone make a nomination two years into their four years, or three years into their four years, or their en...

Someone make a nomination two years into their four years or three years into their four years or their entire four years? so i made it clear i was going to insist on a 60-vote standard and that i would vote against closing debates. so this is the way you start what we refer to as the filibuster and we hope there will be enough votes to shut it down. >> how many senator do you need to join with you in order to make it so judge gorsuch has to clear 60 votes? >> you have to have 41 senators vote against closing debate. >> there are 48 democratic senators. >> of the 48 you need 41. >> so we have ...