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To: No Longer Free State
But the Senate rules DO. And that's what this is all about -- Senate Rules.

Well you would have to point out which Senate rule prevents judicial appointments from being filibustered. According to Rule XXII, it takes 60 senators to close debate on "any measure, motion, other matter pending before the Senate." It doesn't exclude judicial nominations.

28 posted on 01/16/2005 2:25:42 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur

That's exactly the rule that Cheney would declare unconstitutional under the Senate rule that allows him to. That is exactly what the "constitutional" and/or "nuclear" option is. He would declare that rule can't apply to appointments that the constitution declares requires 50% plus 1 to pass.


69 posted on 01/16/2005 3:47:16 PM PST by No Longer Free State
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