Simply write the approval of the judges into the budget bill under line items for their federal salaries.
Budget bills can't be filibustered.
1975, when they used a "nuclear option" to change the Senate rules on filibusters.
G'mornin'
Now let's get to work... and pass it on.
bump for later
good work.
REALLY NICE JOB WITH THE 1975 QUOTE.
Simply write the approval of the judges into the budget bill under line items for their federal salaries.
Budget bills can't be filibustered.
Passing it on..
How would this affect Senator-elect Tom Coburn?
Could this possibly be a back-door attempt to keep Coburn quiet?
http://www.coburnforsenate.com/
For any Constitutional/Congressional scholars out there, could someone please give me a nutshell version of what a rules change entails? Can it simply be done in comittee, without Dems being able to circumvent with a Daschle like maneuver, or does it take full legislature introduction subject to a fillibuster itself. Thanks for any info from the lazy guy.
IMHO the pressure should be put on the handful of Dem senators like Baucus (Montana) whose states went red agains by huge margins. These guys could buckle because many of them come up for re-election in 2006.
They saw what happened to Daschle.
Why can't they just disallow filibusters for judicial nominees(since it's a Constitutional Duty) when they adopt the rules for the next session. Then you wouldn't have to go nuclear(if I understand it correctly).
I like that opening line in the article, e.g., "the moderate republican".... That's akin to pointing out the fact that Arizona's John McCain would be a New York democrat except for the sliding bar in both party's as we more toward the Left Coast. I really wish "we" would use the term Liberal Republican instead - at least we would not be emulating the MSM:)
Freeped 'em all.
I'm undecided on Specter: he's a total liberal who should NOT chair the Judiciary committee, but I'm not sure if taking him off the committee is worth it. I do think the GOP needs to go nuclear though if it means getting Supreme Court judges confirmed.
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