This is what we do. We protest when we disagree and i dont think theres any reason for people to be told to come together and support this if they dont believe in it. Im not suggesting support tonights nominee but dont plan the protest before you know who the nominee is. And that is where we are. Were at the point of transparent obstruction on both sides, olivia nuzzi and david jolly, thank you. The Rachel Maddow show starts right now. Good evening, rachel. Good evening. Thanks, my friend. Thank you for joining us at this hour. This is a big important historic news day. Good to have you here. Thank you for watching the news on a night like this and thank you for watching it here. Antonin scalia, nino to his friends, he was beloved by his fellow Supreme Court justices. Even the justices who disagreed with h the most, perhaps escially the justices who disagreed with him the most in terms of their day jobs. They loved his company. Justice scalia and Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg they shared
that cratered when it was revealed justice fordice had taken speaking fees for college lectures so they filibustered him. they blocked his nomination. on october 1, 1968 a month before the election there was an attempt to beat that filibuster and the abe forit is a nomination to be chief justice, that fell apart. forit is a lost, the vote was on cloture on forcing members to stop talking and to decide whether to confirm forit is a or not. they ended the filibuster and the clerk announced the result 45-43. that was two-thirds of the senate present.
and the abe forit is a nomination to be chief justice, that fell apart. forit is a lost, the vote was on cloture on forcing members to stop talking and to decide whether to confirm forit is a or not. they ended the filibuster and the clerk announced the result 45-43. that was two-thirds of the senate present. they decided the senate would go to overbusiness. that was october 1968. so long ago we didn t have c-span, we had senate sketch artists like it was a cameras banned from the courtroom situation. it was the last time a supreme
taken speaking fees for college lectures so they filibustered him. they blocked his nomination. on october 1, 1968 a month before the election there was an attempt to beat that filibuster and the abe forit is a nomination to be chief justice, that fell apart. forit is a lost, the vote was on cloture on forcing members to stop talking and to decide whether to confirm forit is a or not. they ended the filibuster and the clerk announced the result 45-43. that was two-thirds of the senate present. they decided the senate would go to overbusiness. that was october 1968. so long ago we didn t have