Schumer Says He Will Oppose Gorsuch Nomination, Threatens Filibuster

Thursday, March 23, 2017
By Paul Martin

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Mar 23, 2017

Moments ago, Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer said he would oppose the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and urge fellow Democrats to do the same. Schumer’s opposition comes minutes after Sen. Bob Casey said he would also oppose Gorsuch.

“After careful deliberation, I have concluded that I cannot support Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court” Schumer said, adding the Supreme Court nominee “was unable to sufficiently convince me that he’d be an independent check” on Trump.

Schumer also said that Gorsuch is “someone who almost instinctively supports the powerful over the weak.”

The Senate Democrat leader also announced that Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch and force Republicans to muster 60 votes to advance him to a final up-or-down vote. “He will have to earn 60 votes for confirmation. My vote will be ‘no’ and I urge my colleagues to do the same,” he said on the Senate floor.

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