There was much hand wringing over Senator McConnell being forced to invoke the constitutional option today to end the first successful partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee, but partisan filibusters of judicial nominees are not a longstanding Senate tradition.  It began with now-Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's filibuster of Miguel Estrada (who was opposed in large part because he was a conservative Latino):

RNLA leaders have been actively promoting the swift confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch from an array of compelling perspectives.

(1) Elliot Berke, RNLA President, wrote “The Democrats Will Try To Filibuster Gorsuch - But Anything They 'Gain' Will Be Short-Lived” for the Independent Journal Review. Mr. Berke's article looks at why the Democrats have adopted an obstructionist path during the Gorsuch nomination and is doubtful of any likely gains.

Make no mistake about it, there is only one party at fault for the likely so-called nuclear option in the United States Senate to end potential filibusters for Supreme Court nominees.  As Leader McConnell stated:

Today, The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held their vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch. The vote was on whether to send his nomination to the Senate Floor for a final confirmation vote. Perhaps the most passionate speech was that of Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. 

Today, two Democratic senators announced support not only for a vote for cloture on Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court but also for his confirmation.  

In the face of a promised filibuster by the Democrats of Judge Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court, Republican senators have spoken out strongly against the use of the filibuster on Supreme Court nominees and have indicated their support if Leader McConnell is forced to exercise the constitutional option or "Reid Rule" on the Gorsuch nomination.

In an effort to justify their unprecedented and baseless opposition to Judge Gorsuch's nomination for the Supreme Court, some Democrats have claimed that there is a 60-vote baseline for confirming Supreme Court nominees in the Senate.  This is to avoid the charge that they are filibustering Judge Gorsuch, which will likely prompt Leader McConnell to exercise the constitutional option or "Reid Rule" and change the Senate rules on Supreme Court nominations.  

In January, liberals and the media were rejoicing that an academic study had proven their favorite narrative - that voter ID laws disproportionately affect minority voters, suppress minority turnout, and are just a cover for racist voter suppression.  The problem with that study was that it had questionable methodology and conclusions and evidenced bias, as reported by a new study from Yale, Stanford, and University of Pennsylvania professors:

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval vetoed a measure (IP1) that would have established mandatory, or automatic, voter registration (MVR) in Nevada.  His veto message showed that Gov. Sandoval understands the risks to individual liberty and election integrity that MVR poses:

RNLA Co-Chair John Ryder highlighted a "remarkable exchange" between Senator Dianne Feinstein and Judge Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday: