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I guess it was na\u00efve of many of us to believe the federal judiciary would be above the partisan politics that stymies the executive and legislative branches of government.<\/p>\n

I always thought the founders created a judicial system that would be immune from politics. Those silly men.<\/p>\n

Gorsuch gets key endorsements<\/a><\/p>\n

Neil Gorsuch stands before the U.S. Senate awaiting confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Two Democratic senators — Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Heidi Heitkamp said today they would vote to confirm the judge nominated by Donald J. Trump to the nation’s highest court.<\/p>\n

Senate Republicans need eight Democrats to join them to get to the magic number of 60 votes to confirm Gorsuch.<\/p>\n

I have admitted this already, but Gorsuch is not my choice to become a high court justice. He is, though, the pick of the president, who has the constitutional authority to make these selections.<\/p>\n

My hope would be that Democrats wouldn’t filibuster this nomination. They should save their ammo for when it really counts, such as when a liberal justice leaves the court. Gorsuch is a conservative who would replace the late Antonin Scalia, the iconic justice who died more than a year ago.<\/p>\n

I also believe that this is a “stolen” seat that in reality belongs to Merrick Garland, who was selected by former President Barack Obama to succeed Scalia. Senate Republicans played pure politics by refusing to give Garland a hearing and a vote. That is to their everlasting shame.<\/p>\n

That, I’m afraid to acknowledge,\u00a0is how the game is played these days.<\/p>\n

Judges have become political animals, just like the men and women who get to appoint and decide whether to confirm them to judicial posts. That’s too bad for the system.<\/p>\n\n

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