Democrats amass support to force showdown over Trump Supreme Court pickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on Monday corralled enough support to hold up a Senate confirmation vote on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee but Republicans threatened to change the Senate rules to ensure conservative judge Neil Gorsuch gets the lifetime job. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-9 along party lines to send Gorsuch’s nomination to the full Senate, setting up a political showdown this week between Trump’s fellow Republicans and the opposition Democrats that appears likely to trigger a change in long-standing Senate rules to allow his confirmation. Democrats, portraying Gorsuch as so conservative he is outside the judicial mainstream, have amassed 42 senators in support of a procedural hurdle called a filibuster requiring a super-majority of 60 votes in the Republican-led, 100-seat Senate to allow a confirmation vote. Even before the panel voted, committee member Christopher Coons put the Democrats over the threshold as the 41st senator backing the filibuster bid. (GRAPHIC - Where senators stand on bid to block Gorsuch vote tmsnrt.rs/2ov6ko0)  The Senate’s Republican leaders insist Gorsuch will be confirmed on the Senate floor on Friday regardless of what the Democrats do. Republicans hold a 52-48 Senate majority. In the face of the filibuster, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would be expected to force a confirmation vote by having the Senate change its rules and allow for a simple majority vote for confirmation of Supreme Court justices, a move sometimes called the “nuclear option” that Trump favors. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, leading the filibuster effort, said McConnell should have the “vision and courage to see past this impasse” and not “go nuclear,” suggesting that Trump replace Gorsuch with a new consensus nominee chosen after meeting with Democrats. Senate confirmation of Gorsuch, 49, would restore the nine-seat high court’s conservative majority, fulfilling one of Trump’s top promises during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump in January nominated Gorsuch, a conservative appeals court judge from Colorado. He could be expected to serve for decades. On the Senate floor, McConnell called the Democratic strategy “a new low,” saying there was no principled reason to oppose a judge as well qualified and widely respected as Gorsuch. He did not explicitly say he would use the “nuclear option,” but several Republicans said that would happen. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the decision would be McConnell’s. Republican Senator John McCain, a long-time opponent of Senate rules changes, told reporters he would support the move. Judiciary Committee Republicans blasted Democrats for pursuing what they called the first “partisan filibuster” of a Supreme Court nominee - there was a successful bipartisan filibuster five decades ago against a Democratic president’s nominee - and said it would come to naught because of the threatened rule change. But it was Senate Republicans who last year refused to even consider Democratic former President Barack Obama’s nomination of appellate judge Merrick Garland to fill the same high court vacancy that Trump has selected Gorsuch to fill. “Democrats, including me, are still furious at the way Judge Merrick Garland was treated last year. But the traditions and principles that have defined the Senate are crumbling, and we are poised to hasten that destruction this week,” Coons said. Gorsuch was nominated to fill a vacancy created by the February 2016 death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. Democrats have accused Gorsuch of being insufficiently independent of Trump, evading questions on key Supreme Court rulings of the past including on abortion and political spending, and favoring corporate interests over ordinary Americans. Republicans control the White House and Congress for the first time in a decade. The inability of Senate Republicans to coax enough Democratic support to avoid the “nuclear option” reflected the intense partisan divide in Washington and the Trump administration’s failure to win the cooperation of the opposition party. Senators Dianne Feinstein, the committee’s top Democrat, and panel member Patrick Leahy, along with fellow Democrats Mark Warner and Ben Cardin, also announced filibuster support on Monday. Spicer accused Democrats of partisan obstruction that sets “a very dangerous precedent” and told a briefing that “we’re obviously disappointed that the overwhelming majority of them are still playing politics with the nation’s highest court.” The actual confirmation vote would be by a simple majority if the filibuster is stopped. To date, four Democrats oppose a filibuster, four short of the eight that Republicans needed. With the failure of Republican healthcare legislation in Congress and with courts blocking the president’s ban on people from several Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States, winning confirmation for Gorsuch has taken on even more importance for Trump. The 60-vote super-majority threshold that gives the minority party power to hold up the majority party has over the decades forced the Senate to try to achieve bipartisanship in legislation and presidential appointments. Republican committee member Lindsey Graham said, “If we have to, we will change the rules, and it looks like we’re going to have to. I hate that. I really, really do.” While Gorsuch’s opponents would fight a Senate rule change, it was the Democrats who in 2013 changed the Senate rules to limit filibusters after Republicans used the procedure against Obama’s appeals court nominees.  The Senate, then led by Democrats, barred filibusters for executive branch nominees and federal judges aside from Supreme Court justices. Even if Republicans do change the rules, legislation, as opposed to appointments, would still need to meet a 60-vote threshold. politicsNews
democrats mass support force showdown trump supreme court pickwashington reuters democrats monday corralled enough support hold senate confirmation vote president donald trump supreme court nominee republicans threatened change senate rules ensure conservative judge neil gorsuch gets lifetime job the senate judiciary committee voted along party lines send gorsuch nomination full senate setting political showdown week trump fellow republicans opposition democrats appears likely trigger change senate rules allow confirmation democrats portraying gorsuch conservative outside judicial mainstream amassed senators support procedural hurdle called filibuster requiring votes senate allow confirmation vote even panel voted committee member christopher coins put democrats threshold senator backing filibuster bid graphic where senators stand bid block gorsuch vote the senate republican leaders insist gorsuch confirmed senate floor friday regardless democrats republicans hold senate majority in face filibuster senate majority leader mitch mcconnell would expected force confirmation vote senate change rules allow simple majority vote confirmation supreme court justices move sometimes called nuclear option trump favors senate democratic leader chuck scheme leading filibuster effort said mcconnell vision courage see past impasse go nuclear suggesting trump replace gorsuch new consensus nominee chosen meeting democrats senate confirmation gorsuch would restore high court conservative majority fulfilling one trump top promises presidential campaign trump january nominated gorsuch conservative appeals court judge colorado he could expected serve decades on senate floor mcconnell called democratic strategy new low saying principle reason oppose judge well qualified widely respected gorsuch he explicitly say would use nuclear option several republicans said would happen white house spokesman sean spider said decision would mcconnell republican senator john mccain opponent senate rules changes told reporters would support move judiciary committee republicans blasted democrats pursuing called first partisan filibuster supreme court nominee successful bipartisan filibuster five decades ago democratic president nominee said would come taught threatened rule change but senate republicans last year refused even consider democratic former president barack obama nomination appellate judge derrick garland fill high court vacancy trump selected gorsuch fill democrats including still furious way judge derrick garland treated last year but traditions principles defined senate crumbling poised hasen destruction week coins said gorsuch nominated fill vacancy created february death conservative justice antonio scale democrats accused gorsuch insufficiently independent trump evading questions key supreme court rulings past including abortion political spending favoring corporate interests ordinary americans republicans control white house congress first time decade the inability senate republicans coat enough democratic support avoid nuclear option reflected intense partisan divide washington trump administration failure win cooperation opposition party senators diane einstein committee top democrat panel member patrick leaky along fellow democrats mark warner ben jardin also announced filibuster support monday spider accused democrats partisan obstruction sets dangerous precedent told briefing obviously disappointed overwhelming majority still playing politics nation highest the actual confirmation vote would simple majority filibuster stopped to date four democrats oppose filibuster four short eight republicans needed with failure republican healthcare legislation congress courts blocking president ban people several nations entering united states winning confirmation gorsuch taken even importance trump the threshold gives minority party power hold majority party decades forced senate try achieve bipartisanship legislation presidential appointments republican committee member lindsay graham said if change rules looks like going i hate i really really while gorsuch opponents would fight senate rule change democrats changed senate rules limit filibuster republicans used procedure obama appeals court nominees the senate led democrats barred filibuster executive branch nominees federal judges aside supreme court justices even republicans change rules legislation opposed appointments would still need meet threshold politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Democrats amass support to force showdown over Trump Supreme Court pickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on Monday corralled enough support to hold up a Senate confirmation vote on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee but Republicans threatened to change the Senate rules to ensure conservative judge Neil Gorsuch gets the lifetime job. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-9 along party lines to send Gorsuch’s nomination to the full Senate, setting up a political showdown this week between Trump’s fellow Republicans and the opposition Democrats that appears likely to trigger a change in long-standing Senate rules to allow his confirmation. Democrats, portraying Gorsuch as so conservative he is outside the judicial mainstream, have amassed 42 senators in support of a procedural hurdle called a filibuster requiring a super-majority of 60 votes in the Republican-led, 100-seat Senate to allow a confirmation vote. Even before the panel voted, committee member Christopher Coons put the Democrats over the threshold as the 41st senator backing the filibuster bid. (GRAPHIC - Where senators stand on bid to block Gorsuch vote tmsnrt.rs/2ov6ko0)  The Senate’s Republican leaders insist Gorsuch will be confirmed on the Senate floor on Friday regardless of what the Democrats do. Republicans hold a 52-48 Senate majority. In the face of the filibuster, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would be expected to force a confirmation vote by having the Senate change its rules and allow for a simple majority vote for confirmation of Supreme Court justices, a move sometimes called the “nuclear option” that Trump favors. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, leading the filibuster effort, said McConnell should have the “vision and courage to see past this impasse” and not “go nuclear,” suggesting that Trump replace Gorsuch with a new consensus nominee chosen after meeting with Democrats. Senate confirmation of Gorsuch, 49, would restore the nine-seat high court’s conservative majority, fulfilling one of Trump’s top promises during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump in January nominated Gorsuch, a conservative appeals court judge from Colorado. He could be expected to serve for decades. On the Senate floor, McConnell called the Democratic strategy “a new low,” saying there was no principled reason to oppose a judge as well qualified and widely respected as Gorsuch. He did not explicitly say he would use the “nuclear option,” but several Republicans said that would happen. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the decision would be McConnell’s. Republican Senator John McCain, a long-time opponent of Senate rules changes, told reporters he would support the move. Judiciary Committee Republicans blasted Democrats for pursuing what they called the first “partisan filibuster” of a Supreme Court nominee - there was a successful bipartisan filibuster five decades ago against a Democratic president’s nominee - and said it would come to naught because of the threatened rule change. But it was Senate Republicans who last year refused to even consider Democratic former President Barack Obama’s nomination of appellate judge Merrick Garland to fill the same high court vacancy that Trump has selected Gorsuch to fill. “Democrats, including me, are still furious at the way Judge Merrick Garland was treated last year. But the traditions and principles that have defined the Senate are crumbling, and we are poised to hasten that destruction this week,” Coons said. Gorsuch was nominated to fill a vacancy created by the February 2016 death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. Democrats have accused Gorsuch of being insufficiently independent of Trump, evading questions on key Supreme Court rulings of the past including on abortion and political spending, and favoring corporate interests over ordinary Americans. Republicans control the White House and Congress for the first time in a decade. The inability of Senate Republicans to coax enough Democratic support to avoid the “nuclear option” reflected the intense partisan divide in Washington and the Trump administration’s failure to win the cooperation of the opposition party. Senators Dianne Feinstein, the committee’s top Democrat, and panel member Patrick Leahy, along with fellow Democrats Mark Warner and Ben Cardin, also announced filibuster support on Monday. Spicer accused Democrats of partisan obstruction that sets “a very dangerous precedent” and told a briefing that “we’re obviously disappointed that the overwhelming majority of them are still playing politics with the nation’s highest court.” The actual confirmation vote would be by a simple majority if the filibuster is stopped. To date, four Democrats oppose a filibuster, four short of the eight that Republicans needed. With the failure of Republican healthcare legislation in Congress and with courts blocking the president’s ban on people from several Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States, winning confirmation for Gorsuch has taken on even more importance for Trump. The 60-vote super-majority threshold that gives the minority party power to hold up the majority party has over the decades forced the Senate to try to achieve bipartisanship in legislation and presidential appointments. Republican committee member Lindsey Graham said, “If we have to, we will change the rules, and it looks like we’re going to have to. I hate that. I really, really do.” While Gorsuch’s opponents would fight a Senate rule change, it was the Democrats who in 2013 changed the Senate rules to limit filibusters after Republicans used the procedure against Obama’s appeals court nominees.  The Senate, then led by Democrats, barred filibusters for executive branch nominees and federal judges aside from Supreme Court justices. Even if Republicans do change the rules, legislation, as opposed to appointments, would still need to meet a 60-vote threshold. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: democrats mass support force showdown trump supreme court pickwashington reuters democrats monday corralled enough support hold senate confirmation vote president donald trump supreme court nominee republicans threatened change senate rules ensure conservative judge neil gorsuch gets lifetime job the senate judiciary committee voted along party lines send gorsuch nomination full senate setting political showdown week trump fellow republicans opposition democrats appears likely trigger change senate rules allow confirmation democrats portraying gorsuch conservative outside judicial mainstream amassed senators support procedural hurdle called filibuster requiring votes senate allow confirmation vote even panel voted committee member christopher coins put democrats threshold senator backing filibuster bid graphic where senators stand bid block gorsuch vote the senate republican leaders insist gorsuch confirmed senate floor friday regardless democrats republicans hold senate majority in face filibuster senate majority leader mitch mcconnell would expected force confirmation vote senate change rules allow simple majority vote confirmation supreme court justices move sometimes called nuclear option trump favors senate democratic leader chuck scheme leading filibuster effort said mcconnell vision courage see past impasse go nuclear suggesting trump replace gorsuch new consensus nominee chosen meeting democrats senate confirmation gorsuch would restore high court conservative majority fulfilling one trump top promises presidential campaign trump january nominated gorsuch conservative appeals court judge colorado he could expected serve decades on senate floor mcconnell called democratic strategy new low saying principle reason oppose judge well qualified widely respected gorsuch he explicitly say would use nuclear option several republicans said would happen white house spokesman sean spider said decision would mcconnell republican senator john mccain opponent senate rules changes told reporters would support move judiciary committee republicans blasted democrats pursuing called first partisan filibuster supreme court nominee successful bipartisan filibuster five decades ago democratic president nominee said would come taught threatened rule change but senate republicans last year refused even consider democratic former president barack obama nomination appellate judge derrick garland fill high court vacancy trump selected gorsuch fill democrats including still furious way judge derrick garland treated last year but traditions principles defined senate crumbling poised hasen destruction week coins said gorsuch nominated fill vacancy created february death conservative justice antonio scale democrats accused gorsuch insufficiently independent trump evading questions key supreme court rulings past including abortion political spending favoring corporate interests ordinary americans republicans control white house congress first time decade the inability senate republicans coat enough democratic support avoid nuclear option reflected intense partisan divide washington trump administration failure win cooperation opposition party senators diane einstein committee top democrat panel member patrick leaky along fellow democrats mark warner ben jardin also announced filibuster support monday spider accused democrats partisan obstruction sets dangerous precedent told briefing obviously disappointed overwhelming majority still playing politics nation highest the actual confirmation vote would simple majority filibuster stopped to date four democrats oppose filibuster four short eight republicans needed with failure republican healthcare legislation congress courts blocking president ban people several nations entering united states winning confirmation gorsuch taken even importance trump the threshold gives minority party power hold majority party decades forced senate try achieve bipartisanship legislation presidential appointments republican committee member lindsay graham said if change rules looks like going i hate i really really while gorsuch opponents would fight senate rule change democrats changed senate rules limit filibuster republicans used procedure obama appeals court nominees the senate led democrats barred filibuster executive branch nominees federal judges aside supreme court justices even republicans change rules legislation opposed appointments would still need meet threshold politicsnews