Bernie Sanders delivers a statement on the “nuclear option” and what it means for the Left. Truly, it isn’t fair to change the rules in the middle of a game. Democrats would have supported a less extreme judge, but McConnell had to have THIS one. Shame on him.
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
I am deeply disappointed that Republicans changed the rules so that they could push through their nominee with fewer than 60 votes. A lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be done in a bipartisan way, but unfortunately Mitch McConnell chose to do it in an extremely partisan manner. Further, I am deeply concerned about the role that Judge Gorsuch will play on the Supreme Court. I fear very much that he will be part of an extreme right-wing majority that will attack workers’ rights, women’s rights and environmental protection as well as make our political system less democratic.