Friendly arab regimes that were at least keeping the soviet union out. Sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cue and day. Today, a rally was held on the National Mall in washington dc to protest the Supreme Court nomination of judge neil gorsuch. The event was part of a National Campaign called the peoples defense. Senator a mazie hirono is among the speakers. Senate is expected to vote by the end of next week. This rally is 50 minutes. Please welcome the had a prochoice america. Good morning washington. We are joined by cities all over the country today getting together to say one loud message of the object. We object to trumps agenda. People he isthe putting in place to do nothing but assert his agenda, and we certainly object to a lifetime appointment of a justice put in place by a president under investigation for collusion with russia. We object. [applause] let me tell you a story. I was sitting in the hearing a couple weeks ago when my phone started going off and it was my staff
The speakers. This is 50 minutes. Everyone please welcome to the stage ilyse hogue, president of naral prochoice america. [cheers and applause] good morning, washington. [cheers and applause] we are joined by cities all over the country today who are getting together to say one loud message of we object. We object. We object to trumps agenda. We object to the people he is putting in place to do nothing but a certain his agenda, and we certainly object to a lifetime appointment of a justice put in place by a president under investigation. [cheers and applause] for collusion with russia. We object. We object. We object. [cheers and applause] let me tell you a little story. I was sitting in the hearing of neil gorsuch a couple weeks ago when my phone started going off, and it was my staff telling me that jim comey had just confirmed that President Trump was currently under investigation with russia. I could not believe in that moment that the same senate who had said our president obama w
Campaign. Democratic senator mazey heroino a member of the Judiciary Committee was among the speakers. Please welcome the had a prochoice america. Good mornin welcome to the stage, the president of prochoice america. Good morning washington. We are joined by cities around the country today to say one message of, we object. We object. We object to trumps agenda. We object to the people he is putting in place to do nothing but a search his agenda. We certainly people he is putting in place to do nothing but assert his agenda, and we certainly object to a lifetime appointment of a justice put in place by a president under investigation for collusion with russia. We object. [applause] let me tell you a story. I was sitting in the hearing a couple weeks ago when my phone started going off and it was my staff telling me that jim comey had just confirmed that President Trump was currently under investigation with russia. I could not believe in that whont that the same senate had said our pres
Will make a stellar addition to the Supreme Court. Hardly anyone in the Legal Community seems to argue otherwise and yet our democratip colleagues are poised to block this incredible moment a with the First Successful partisan filibuster in American History. It would be a radical moved in e something completely unprecedented in the history of our senate and out of all proportion to the eminently qualified judge who is actually good for us. But then again, then again this isnt really about the nominee anyway. The opposition to this particular nominee is more about the man that nominated him and the party he represents and the nominee himself. As part of a much larger story, another extreme escalation in the left never ending drive thei voice of the courts in the confirmation process. A singular aim securing raw power for the cost of the country or the institution. It underlies why this threatenee filibuster cannot be allowed to succeed or to continue for the sake of the senate, for the
More than two months after being nominated, judge neil gorsuch was approved friday to become the associate justice on the u. S. Supreme court. They justice incident Antonin Scalia a died last year. The socalled Nuclear Option lowered the voting threshold for Supreme Court nominees during a key procedural vote here we will show you some of the debates on neil gorsuch and the proposed change. This is about one hour. We have seen impressive credentials, we have reviewed his incredible record, we have heard glowing praise on a nearly daily basis. From students and judges, newspaper editorials, democrats, and republicans. Judge gorsuch is independent and he is fair. He is beyond qualified and he will make a stellar addition to the Supreme Court. Hardly anyone in the Legal Community seems to argue otherwise and yet our democratic app colleagues are poised to block this incredible moment a with the First Successful partisan filibuster in american history. It would be a radical moved in the so