Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-07 20:49:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8A925C16F795E678A94BF383B732316E760BC2D294D37D05D272368B6BAF30A2
Participant Details
Original Note:
NNN. While Harry Reid did lower the threshold for judicial nominees, it did not apply to Supreme Court nominees specifically. Mitch McConnell again lowered the threshold in 2017 during the nomination of Neil Gorsuch. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-go-nuclear-bust-through-democratic-filibuster-on-gorsuch https://www.npr.org/2017/04/06/522847700/senate-pulls-nuclear-trigger-to-ease-gorsuch-confirmation
All Note Details