Refusal to pack courts with corrupt partisan judges is not dysfunction. It is among the greatest benefits to the nation.
Just as Obama and the Democrats own the disaster that is Obamacare, they will own these corrupt judges until the corrupt judges are gone.
An amendment to put the supermajority for cloture rules in the Constitution would be a useful response, and further, systematic removal of any judge who was not approved by the constitutional supermajority. That would not require presidential approval, but would require 2/3rds of house and senate, and 3/4s of state legislatures.
I would also suggest an 8 year term for any federal judge.
Selecting judges from the center is an important thing. Ideologes from left or right should not sit on the bench.
I tend to agree. By point was that there can be a refocusing by Dems and the media on “disfunction” (which slama both parties) at the expense of focus on Obamacare (which the Dems fully own)
I’ve modified my position on this in the last couple hours. The Republicans should let this slide. The goal is to capture the Senate. The path to getting there is Obamacare. Everything else is a distraction. And baiting the GOP into distraction is what the Dems want to do.
Although it might be nice to hint that, upon regaining the Senate, the GOP will do away with all filibusters ... And send to Obama an omnibus bill that includes restarting Yucca Flats.