Hearings and deliberation and votes on whether or not to approve that nomination. The idea that republicans want to deny the president of the United States is basic constitutional right is beyond my comprehension. I will do everything that i can to make sure that when the president makes his nomination, the senate goes forward in as speedy a process as possible. Holds the necessary hearings and hopefully appoints and selects the president the Supreme Court justice that the president nominates. Dickerson what levers, senator, do the democrats have though if the republicans in majority they decide to slow walk this, what could democrats do . How far could it go . Well, i think should do everything that we can. I think the main leverage that we have is rallying the american people. Look, you could be conservative, you can be a progressive. But you cannot allow, we cannot allow the republican majority in the senate to deny the president his basic constitutional right. There are very import