Make him Justice Gorsuch
In political terms, their cynical power play against Merrick Garland paid off. That should infuriate all Americans who care about the nation’s ability to rise above narrow partisan animus .
But the grave offense does not justify Democrats putting payback before the national interest. It does not justify blocking the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill a seat on the nine-member court that has already sat vacant for over a year.
Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee to the high court, withstood a murder board of questions last week to prove himself to be an extraordinarily qualified, whip-smart jurist with exemplary judicial temperament.
Were this Editorial Board a judge sitting on the Supreme Court, we would surely rule differently from Gorsuch on many cases. That ought not be the standard for Senate consent.
In exchange after exchange with members of the Judiciary Committee, Gorsuch revealed himself to be not the caricature conjured up by Democrats, but a rigorous judicial practitioner with respect for the legislative process and for precedent.
In political terms, their cynical power play against Merrick Garland paid off. That should infuriate all Americans who care about the nation’s ability to rise above narrow partisan animus .
But the grave offense does not justify Democrats putting payback before the national interest. It does not justify blocking the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill a seat on the nine-member court that has already sat vacant for over a year.
Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee to the high court, withstood a murder board of questions last week to prove himself to be an extraordinarily qualified, whip-smart jurist with exemplary judicial temperament.
Were this Editorial Board a judge sitting on the Supreme Court, we would surely rule differently from Gorsuch on many cases. That ought not be the standard for Senate consent.
In exchange after exchange with members of the Judiciary Committee, Gorsuch revealed himself to be not the caricature conjured up by Democrats, but a rigorous judicial practitioner with respect for the legislative process and for precedent.
