Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Process Discussion (confirmed 54-45)

[Ronnie]

I'm all for nuking the filibuster.  Sure, it'll transform the SC into an intensely partisan institution, and probably a Republican one for the foreseeable future, but sometime down the line, a Democratic president will be able to fill up the court with unapologetic liberals, without fear of the filibuster.  In the long haul, this change might be just what Dems need.

Besides, I think it was just a matter of time before this was going to happen.  There's too much acrimony between the two parties now for the rule to last.  The only question I have left is how much longer the filibuster will remain for legislation.

[Ronnie]

I'm all for nuking the filibuster.  Sure, it'll transform the SC into an intensely partisan institution, and probably a Republican one for the foreseeable future, but sometime down the line, a Democratic president will be able to fill up the court with unapologetic liberals, without fear of the filibuster.  In the long haul, this change might be just what Dems need.

There are already four "unapologetic liberals" on the Court without getting filibustered. Republicans simply never did.

Getting rid of the Filibuster is exactly what Republicans need to get a decent RBG/Breyer/Kennedy replacement.

Well, I'm saying that Dems won't ever get another one if the filibuster stays.  Sure, it would have ideally been nuked with a Dem president and a Dem senate, but we don't live in a perfect world.