On the subject is important as important as the Supreme Court nomination, bipartisanship should be essential. That is what 60 votes does. Hat is nothing new it was a varmint by each of president obamas nominations. In my mind, 60 votes is the appropriate way to go. Whether there is a democratic president or republican president. Democratic Republican Senate senate. Lican because a 60 vote threshold is essential, those who say at the process ross is a that there are only two possible willts that the Senate Confirm this nominee or the republicans will use the Nuclear Option to confirm their choice are dead wrong. That is a false choice. If this nominee cannot meet the stain standards same standards that the republicans insisted upon for obamas republican Supreme Court nominees, the problem lies not with this senate, but with the nominee. It should not be to change the rules of the senate, but to change the nominee to someone who can earn 60 votes. 60 votes produces a mainstream candidate
This body and everyone in america. The future of the Supreme Court. Last night, the president nominated judge neil gorsuch. We in the senate have a to examinenal duty his record robustly, exhaustively, and comprehensively. We need to revise its consent if consent if weand see fit. We democrats will insist on a rigorous but fair process. There will be 60 votes for confirmation. Anyone member can require it, Many Democrats already have. T is the right thing to do on the subject is important as important as the Supreme Court nomination, bipartisanship should be essential. That is what 60 votes does. Hat is nothing new it was a varmint by each of president obamas nominations. In my mind, 60 votes is the appropriate way to go. Whether there is a democratic president or republican president. Democratic Republican Senate senate. Lican because a 60 vote threshold is essential, those who say at the process ross is a that there are only two possible willts that the Senate Confirm this nominee or
This body and everyone in america. The future of the Supreme Court. Last night, the president nominated judge neil gorsuch. We in the senate have a to examinenal duty his record robustly, exhaustively, and comprehensively. We need to revise its consent if consent if weand see fit. We democrats will insist on a rigorous but fair process. There will be 60 votes for confirmation. Anyone member can require it, Many Democrats already have. T is the right thing to do on the subject is important as important as the Supreme Court nomination, bipartisanship should be essential. That is what 60 votes does. Hat is nothing new it was a varmint by each of president obamas nominations. In my mind, 60 votes is the appropriate way to go. Whether there is a democratic president or republican president. Democratic Republican Senate senate. Lican because a 60 vote threshold is essential, those who say at the process ross is a that there are only two possible willts that the Senate Confirm this nominee or
Turkey has a german journalist in its prison now and i think berlin is raising this takes to get him released. Reporter relations with germany are getting worse and worse, as you say. Can president erdogan afford to let this happen, given that he has this referendum coming up in april . What concerns erdogan is what turks in germany are reading about turkey. He needs their votes in the referendum, and he will shrug off berlins protests, but he may have to take notice. Today the German Justice minister said that when it comes to turkish politicians visiting germany, those who want to benefit from free speech in germany must safeguard free speech at home. Yesterday, austria said it would not allow erdogan to campaign for the referendum among turks in austria, and i think marx was suggesting that germany might take a similar decision. And if it did, that would hurt erdogan. Jasper mortimer, thanks very much for that update from turkey. A major target in the offensive to kick the Islamic S
We take you live to Georgetown Law School in washington, d. C. For the nomination of neil gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Its just getting under way. Ill introduce our moderator who is the Supreme Court correspondent for what i like to call the New York Times purviewer of genuine news. He will introduce other panelists. Take it away. Thank you all for being here. Thank you. So i see in our flyer that we promised you an engaging roundtable of experts. Im going to introduce the panelists and then talk a little bit about the formatting and get under way. To my right is a partner from jones day where he wanders the empty hallways. Hes a graduate of law school and a former law clerk to Justice Scalia. To hit right is the president of the american constitution society. Shes a graduate of Columbia Law School and works at the aclu. Then christine lucias who is a graduate of georgetown law and has served as chief counsel of the Judiciary Committee working for senator Patrick Lahey in a variety of