Dick Durbin: ‘We Have to Make a Stand’ with Gorsuch on Selection of Federal Judges

[excerpt JACKSON Mitch McConnell ░░░░░░░░ Judge Gorsuch is going ░░░░░░░░ be confirmed one way ░░░░░░░░ the other It s ░░░░░░░░ going to happen by ░░░░░░░░ They have the numbers ░░░░░░░░ So what realistically will ░░░░░░░░ have gained if you ░░░░░░░░ end up filibustering the ░░░░░░░░ Court nominee DURBIN We ░░░░░░░░ got to make it ░░░░░░░░ that what has happened ░░░░░░░░ the selection process for ░░░░░░░░ federal judges across America ░░░░░░░░ to come to an ░░░░░░░░ We have to make ░░░░░░░░ stand This is not ░░░░░░░░ a one off decision ░░░░░░░░ it comes to the ░░░░░░░░ Court We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ almost for ten years ░░░░░░░░ effort by the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ dominate the federal judiciary ░░░░░░░░ they used the filibuster ░░░░░░░░ the Senate to the ░░░░░░░░ where we couldn t ░░░░░░░░ get judges approved That ░░░░░░░░ why the rules were ░░░░░░░░ And then when President ░░░░░░░░ tried to fill the ░░░░░░░░ Court vacancy as every ░░░░░░░░ president had done Mitch ░░░░░░░░ said no Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ not get a hearing ░░░░░░░░ a vote I won ░░░░░░░░ even meet with him ░░░░░░░░ departure of 230 years ░░░░░░░░ tradition in the United ░░░░░░░░ Senate So now comes ░░░░░░░░ Gorsuch carefully chosen by ░░░░░░░░ advisory groups to the ░░░░░░░░ court of the land ░░░░░░░░ we re making a ░░░░░░░░ and saying this has ░░░░░░░░ come to an end.”