CSPAN2 Senate Democrats Demand Transparency From Gorsuch Backers March 31, 2017
Calendar. There is not one argument they have made that can apply there. In my view, that decision was made in november 2013. For 200 years, the standard for confirmation of a federal judge in the United States senate was 51 votes. That is how the constitution has operated, its how the senate has operated for most of this countrys history. Indeed, no Supreme Court justice in history has been defeated because he was filibustered. The only arguable example is a nomination that was withdrawn in the face of the scandal. No justice in history has been filibustered. The notion of filibustering feder...