Cenk Uygur
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Senator Goes OFF On Trump's SCOTUS Pick... For Fifteen Hours!
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April 6, 2017
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4:44Now PlayingMerkley held the floor for over 15 hours. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"It was the filibuster before the filibuster. Sort of.
Beginning early Tuesday evening and slogging through the middle of Wednesday morning, Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, held forth on the Senate floor for more than 15 hours in protest of the nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
Though this feat of congressional masochism and C-Span content enhancement resembled a “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”-style filibuster for the digital age — rousing flourishes, meandering detours, encouragement from his Democratic peers on social media — Mr. Merkley’s effort was not technically a filibuster, as the senator was not actually delaying anything.
The Gorsuch filibuster will arrive in earnest on Thursday, when Democrats expect to produce the votes necessary to block the nomination from clearing a procedural hurdle to end debate and proceed to a full up-or-down vote. If that happens, Republicans have said they intend to change longstanding rules and confirm Judge Gorsuch anyway on a simple majority vote.”*
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Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. A young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations.(American Heritage Dictionary)
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