The Democratic Party has made it public that they have plans to filibuster before the vote for Neil Gorsuch to be confirmed into the Supreme Court. A filibuster is a series of endless talking, that does not have to be related or even words, in order to delay a vote. In order for Gorsuch to end the filibuster he will need to win over eight Democrats in order to have 60 senators vote for cloture. Chuck Schumer is likely to be the one who is filibustering and is also one of the most public opposers of Neil Gorsuch while Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, is prepared to go as far as removing filibustering as part of the Senate in order to help Neil Gorsuch. You can read all about the filibustering plans here or read my previous blog post to learn more about Neil Gorsuch.
Congress has many powers within America and the power to confirm Supreme Court nominees is one of the most important powers right now in the U.S. The majority and minority parties are against each other and the Senate may be using some of it's other powers to change, or delay, the vote for Neil Gorsuch.
I think that the Democratic Party's plans to filibuster may provide just enough time to sway the votes of a few undecided voters within the Senate and change the outcome of the vote for Neil Gorsuch's confirmation. I also believe that the plans to end filibustering aren't well thought out and are being pushed hastily with only one goal in mind. If the filibuster is not stopped by a vote of cloture then that could buy the democrats almost a day, if not more, of time to do whatever they can to stop Gorsuch. If they manage, then President Trump will have to nominate someone else and hopefully the cycle does not repeat if it does not need to.
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