CNN Sides Against Gorsuch

In an article at CNN titled, “Democrats are powerless to block Neil Gorsuch — but they still have a decision to make”, writer Gregory Kreig takes the Democrat’s side. I guess that is not surprising. Every writer and commentator there has adopted the position that anything and anyone proposed by President Trump must be opposed. Kreig, however, is realistic enough to understand that Democrats will be unable to halt just about anything because they lost so many seats in the election and have become a small minority party. He also bemoans the fact that Democrats designed and implemented the so-called ‘Nuclear Option’ under Harry Reid, leaving it as a tool for the new Republican majority.

By using the so-called “nuclear option,” the GOP can eliminate the filibuster and allow Gorsuch to be confirmed with 51 votes. And while there is some anxiety in the ranks about what would be a permanent overhaul to Senate procedure, the nominee’s popularity with Republicans of almost all stripes and factions will make it that much more tempting. President Donald Trump, for one, has publicly encouraged McConnell to “go for it.”

So what is a Democrat to do?
Progressive groups and other outside interest organizations are clear on the question. Resist. That’s where the action is on the left right now and they are demanding Democratic senators do everything in their power to oppose Gorsuch.

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For Democrats, the upside in going to the wall to block Gorsuch is more concrete. In the short term, it could galvanize a fractured and dispirited base. Taking a longer and more speculative view, effectively pushing Republicans to the change rules now would also provide a future Democratic majority and president a smoother path to confirming their own pick.”

Read the rest at CNN