past justices have had to do. the nominee can t get 60 votes, you don t change the rules. you change the candidate. he does not get 60 votes, the republicans owe the american people the obligation of bringing somebody forward who is more moderate. if democrats filibuster gorsuch, they would invoke the nuclear option. agree or disagree: the senate should confirm supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. joining us now, supreme court reporter for usa today and law professi professor at yal. has gor duls such become a stronger or weaker nominee? stronger because i have heard no republican oppose him and there is even softness on the democratic side that there are lots of prominent, not just
bill: impact segment segment. as you know, yale university is an ivy league stalwart, very procedures institution. now, two controversy that may harm yale. first, the university is taking john calhoun s name off of one of the residential colleges. he served in the tenant for many years before the civil war. he was an ardent proponent of slavery. however, john f. kennedy named calhoun one of the greatest senators in history. i disagree with that assessment. also, the yale daily news come the student paper, is backing at printed that says the african-american cultural center at yale will honor the black panther party as part of black history month. joining us now from new haven, connecticut, gabby cudjoe-wilkes, a yale graduate student, and here in the studio, coyote tierney, a senior at yal. john calhoun, he was associated with the yale way back, gave them a lot of money, had a college named after him, right? but no more. no, sir. bill: what happened?