[Hendrix]

"What you will not find in the Constitution is any reference to a de facto 60-vote supermajority needed for confirmation of judges, which is why the bogus filibuster rule must go, consequences be damned."

Amen. That is the most important issue we face for getting judges through in my opinion. I am worried that the Republicans will be too afraid to change the rule because of what might happen if they get tough. MEMO TO REPUBLICANS: STOP WORRING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN! HAVE YOU NOT LEARNED FROM HISTORY (every time we play nice with the democrats, they stab us in the back).

[jim35]

Double amen, and might I even say... dittos. When will our side realize that playing fair with the 'Rats only puts us at a terminal disadvantage? We'll never have it better than this. Question: what advantage does the chairman have in a committee? Can he stop a nomination, even if the majority of the members want it to go through?