Senator Salazar of the Gang of 14 Says Filibuster of Alito is Possible

Salazer indicated that the filibuster was still a viable option for Judge Alito and that he would vote against Sam Alito if he were convinced that he was going to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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We interviewed Senator Ken Salazar (D-Colorado) Monday night on The Young Turks. Sen. Salazar is one of the Gang of 14, the group of Senators who saved the filibuster. He indicated in the interview that the filibuster was still a viable option in these upcoming Supreme Court confirmation proceedings for Judge Alito and that he would vote against Sam Alito if he were convinced that the judge was going to overturn Roe v. Wade. You can listen to both clips here:

Listen to his answer on Roe v. Wade here.

Listen to Senator Salazar's answer on the filibuster option here.

By the way, the man you hear asking the probing questions of the Senator is my fellow host on The Young Turks, Ben Mankiewicz. I also participated in the interview but apparently failed to ask any interesting questions.

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