The GOP has been weighing the possibility of invoking the “nuclear option” in order to confirm Neil Gorsuch as the newest Supreme Court Justice. The nuclear option would permanently change the SCOTUS confirmation rules by requiring only a simple majority of votes (51) instead of the 60 votes historically needed to confirm a justice.
If the nuclear option is utilized, not only would Neil Gorsuch become the first SCOTUS judge in decades to be confirmed by fewer than 60 votes, but it would also set up the Supreme Court for more political partisanship. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that the nuclear option “diminishes the true balance and effectiveness of the Senate.” By discarding the stipulation of a basic amount of bipartisanship for one of the most influential positions in the United States government, the Republican-dominated Senate would allow the continued erosion of our democracy. As Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has repeatedly said, "If the nominee can't get 60 votes, you don't change the rules, you change the candidate."
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Hi, my name is [NAME] and I'm a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
[IF Republican Senator: I'm calling to express my strong opposition to the use of the nuclear option to confirm Neil Gorsuch. It would set a dangerous precedent to remove the requirement for bipartisanship from Supreme Court confirmations.]
[IF Democratic Senator: I'm calling to urge the Senator to oppose the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, and to filibuster if necessary. The GOP must be challenged to choose a more moderate nominee.]
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