[Keith in Iowa]

>>But can a the Senate confect a rule...

They can. The constitution says each house makes it's own rules. The constitution does say there are super majority requirements for certain things. The consitutution does not say that one house can not create a rule for a super majority for something not specified n the constitution.

Historically, the courts have not, up to now, messed in congressional rules squabbles. If a case can be made, and the courts act in this instance, more power to them - I don't think it's going to happen. The place do do it is in the Senate - and they have to change their rules.

[MarkT]

I respectfully disagree - I am from the South and the Southern states used to confect rules (laws) relating to Negroes, etc., done under the States rights concept (all powers not enumeratedspecifically to the Congress shall rest with either the States or the People...) - those rules/laws failed as well they should since they tried to pre-empt the Constituion.

[Republic]

I suppose the normal venue would be to change the rules in the senate. But if senators are breaking their own rules, changing the rules as previously understood, there must be a way to stop this.

As an American citizen, I am frustrated and angered and feel misrepresented through this failure of the United States Senate to advise and consent, to vote UP or DOWN on the nominees whose names come before the senate after judiciary committee reveiw.