Gorsuch Confirmed; SCOTUS Back to Nine Justices

[HoustonRaven]

In the midst of the Syria hoopla, Gorsuch was confirmed today, filling the seat left behind by the passing of Scalia.

I, for one, am glad the Senate rules were changed to accomidate his confirmation. The long standing tradition in this country for quite some time was that elections had their consequences and one of those consequences was the President getting what he wanted in terms of judicial appointments.

Then Sen Kennedy and the Democrats came along and decided to make political hay of the process by blocking Judge Bork and committing the "high tech lynching" on Clarence Thomas. Ever since, both the Dems and the GOP have been sticking it to one another. Changing the requirement to a simple majority removes the politics surrounding SCOTUS appointees.

Elections will have more meaning going forward with both sides being far more careful who they support and put in office. That's a win for the people.