Trump: Go Nuclear and Abolish Filibuster on Gorsuch Vote if Needed (Video)
WASHINGTON — President Trump told the Senate on Wednesday to “go nuclear” and eliminate Democratic filibuster rights if that’s what it takes to confirm Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
“I would say, it’s up to Mitch, but I would say ‘go for it,’ ” Trump told reporters, referring to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Trump spoke while meeting with political activists who are campaigning for Gorsuch’s nomination.
Trump, who made a similar suggestion last week before his Supreme Court pick was known, nominated Gorsuch on Tuesday to fill the vacancy created last year by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
McConnell has indicated that, at this point, he would keep current rules that would require Republicans to rack up 60 votes to break a Democratic filibuster of Gorsuch.
Republicans control 52 of the Senate’s 100 seats. But Trump aides and GOP senators who attended Tuesday’s nomination ceremony said they are confident that at least eight Democrats will oppose a filibuster and even decide to vote for Gorsuch.
Trump didn’t sound so sure.
“If we end up with that gridlock I would say, ‘If you can, Mitch, go nuclear,’ ” Trump said. “Because that would would be an absolute shame if a man of this quality was put up to that neglect.”
Source Usatoday.com and YOUTUBE and Associated Press
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Go nuclear? Break the rules? Don’t you really mean trash the constitution? When the dems do it they’re traitors. But now that Trump wants to do it it’s OK? Hypocrites.
Since the dems are so UN-ethical sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. Nothing hypocritical about it. Unless you want the seat vacant for 6 more months.
You’re not so wise. The end is NEVER justified by illegal or unethical means. That kind of realization is wisdom.
What is sin to one is not to another. Democrats either use the law or break the law to do evil while in this case the Republicans, it is for good and just cause.
it is not about who did what EXCEPT, the Democrappers have been KILLING this country and stealing from the public for there OWN gain, NOW THAT is the difference, OH and just to say it BEFORE you do, is yes there are some scumbag repubs. as well but for the MOST part the demos’ are the MOST scumbags of all!!
Go nuclear causes Mitch’s spinal column to begin to melt. He is to the Senate what Bayner was to the House.
The filibuster is a parliamentary tactic that is extremely important to protect against “tyranny by the majority”. It has been recognized so since ancient Rome and it is permitted in parliamentary rules in the governments of many countries. In the U.S. Senate, the filibuster rule allows 2/5 of Senators to block legislation or an appointment if they think it is important enough. Throughout U.S. history the filibuster has been used by Republicans and Democrats (and other previous parties) to prevent tyranny by the majority party du jour.
The filibuster serves a very important function and should not be done away with lightly.