President Trump will nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. But will he be confirmed? Judge Gorsuch is a 49-year-old federal appellate judge from Colorado. By nominee standards, he is very young. In theory, this would provide the court with a conservative view for many years to come. Gorsuch believes in freedom of religion, the ending of federal funds for contraceptives and a separation of powers between the states and federal government. Consequently, Senate Democrats will likely filibuster to attempt to block his nomination. But could the Democrats end up with someone worse?
During the campaign, Donald Trump said he would "find the very best judge in the country for the Supreme Court." Voters thought this was the most important issue facing the country. Gridlock has caused the Supreme Court to function using only eight justices since Justice Antonin Scalia's death. If confirmed, Gorsuch has similar views to Justice Scalia and therefore some stability would be preserved. (This would consist of four conservatives, four liberals and Justice Anthony Kennedy as a moderate.)
So, should he be confirmed? Perhaps that is a significantly different question than will he be confirmed?
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