Please have some decency to know that I would never compare Mariupol to the Holocaust. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.And please, to clarify the obvious, last night and today, we were NOT discussing HitlerвЂ™s horrific killing of German citizens.

Schumer didnвЂ™t define what he meant by вЂњmainstream.вЂќ But he did say on MaddowвЂ™s show that Garland, ObamaвЂ™s unsuccessful pick, was вЂњa very moderate, mainstream nominee.вЂќ Garland has been considered a liberal-leaning moderate in his years on the U.S. Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., did that for lower court nominees and other nominations in 2013. If Republicans canвЂ™t get enough Democratic votes, then they do have another option вЂ“ change the rules and curb the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees. That will be a challenge for the GOP since they only hold 52 seats.

But his words signal that Democrats could filibuster and force Republicans to round up 60 votes to move ahead. The strategy paid off, and the Republican Senate will consider whomever Trump nominates.ДЄs minority leader, Schumer wonвЂ™t have the same power as McConnell to block a nominee.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blocked consideration of President Barack ObamaвЂ™s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, saying the next president should make the pick. The seat has been vacant for 11 months since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last February. Schumer made the comments a day after saying on MSNBCвЂ™s вЂњThe Rachel Maddow ShowвЂќ that Democrats will вЂњabsolutelyвЂќ do their best to keep the Supreme Court seat open if Trump doesnвЂ™t nominate someone whom Democrats could support.

Rachel maddow show january 5 2017