Delaware’s Senator Chris Coons could well hold the key to the success or failure of the filibuster against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. He could determine whether the nominee of an illegitimate president will occupy the seat that was stolen from Merrick Garland by Rethuggery. Coons, of course, is wavering. (“They call me the Waverer, I’m the Waverer, I waver on and on and on and on and on…”)
This is bigger than Coons’ desperate desire for collegiality. This is about giving a lifetime sinecure to a judge who is terrible on the issues. It is about giving a president who may not last the year as president an historic influence over the Supreme Court for decades.
It’s up to all of us to let Coons know how we will judge him if he caves on this one.
Here are his office phone numbers:
Wilmington: (302) 573-6345
Dover: (302) 736-5601
Toll-Free: (877) 668-3368
Washington, DC: (202) 224-5042
If you don’t call, you have nobody to blame but yourself.