Top Senate Democrat to Oppose Trump Supreme Court Nomination
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Top Senate Democrat
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Partisan Divide on Gorsuch Deepens After Confirmation Hearing
Democratic Senator
Republican leaders need to secure at least eight Democratic votes to pass the Gorsuch nomination, or they will need to trigger the so-called "nuclear option" to change the rules and allow the vote to pass with just a simple majority.
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After Thursday, it will be up to the
A committee made up of members of America's top lawyers group gave Gorsuch a "well-qualified" rating after contacting nearly 5,000 people around the country with knowledge of his qualifications.
"The scope of our investigation was deep and broad," Degan said. "We do not give the well-qualified rating lightly."
Gorsuch was tapped by Trump to fill the
During Wednesday's session, Gorsuch described a landmark 1973 pro-abortion rights decision as "the law of the land."
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A day earlier, Gorsuch described Roe v. Wade as legal precedent, but added that precedents can be overturned.
Over two days of testimony,
Gorsuch responded that, rather than looking to the courts to rein in corporate influence, lawmakers could do the job themselves.
"There's room not just for litigation, Senator, but legislation [as well]," the nominee said.
Whitehouse replied that a
"Here's the problem. ... Once you let certain political interests achieve the kind of dominance that
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