Democrats Have Enough Votes To Block Gorsuch Nomination, “Nuclear” Showdown Inevitable
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Apr 3, 2017
As we previewed last Friday when Senator Clair McCaskill’s “No” decision was seen by many “whip counts” as the decisive “final” vote, moments ago Senate Democrats clinched enough support to block Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, in the process setting up what now appears an inevitable “nuclear” showdown over Senate rules later this week.
The threshold was passed when Sen. Chris Coons announced on Monday that he will oppose President Trump’s pick on a procedural vote where he will need the support of eight Democrats to cross a 60-vote threshold. Coons became the 41st Democrat to back the filibuster.
“Throughout this process, I have kept an open mind … I have decided that I will not support Judge Gorsuch’s nomination,” Coons said quoted by The Hill. “I am not ready to end debate on this issue. So I will be voting against cloture,” Coons said, absent a deal to avoid the nuclear option.
After Coons’ decision, unless one of the 41 Democrats change their vote, the filibuster of Gorsuch will be sustained in a vote later this week.
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