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Gorsuch foes purely political

Wed., April 12, 2017

In 2006, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals with a voice vote. Among those voting for his confirmation were Sens. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Harry Reid, Diane Feinstein and current Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Our own senators from Washington, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, also voted to confirm him for that position.

It appears that blatant partisanship, not his qualification for the position, is the reason for Democrats to opposed and filibustered his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Chan Bailey

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