mega bump; the 200 years thing I wanted to know...
Also good to know--the ONLY things that REQUIRE a Super-Majority:
1. Convicting an Impeachment (2/3 majority in the Senate - Article 1, Section 3)
2. Expulsion of a member of one house of Congress (2/3 vote of the house in question - Article 1, Section 5)
3. Override a Presidential Veto (2/3 majority in both the House and the Senate - Article 1, Section 7)
4. Ratify a treaty (2/3 majority in the Senate - Article 2, Section 2)
5. Passing of a Constitutional Amendment by Congress (2/3 majority in both the House and the Senate - Article 5)
6. Calling for a Constitutional Convention (2/3 of the state legislatures - Article 5)
7. Ratifying a Constitutional Amendment (3/4 of the states - Article 5)
8. Restore the ability of certain rebels to serve in the government (2/3 majority in both the House and the Senate - 14th Amendment)
9. Approval or removal of the President from his position after the Vice President and the Cabinet approve such removal and after the President contests the removal (2/3 majority in both the House and the Senate 25th Amendment)
Confirming Judicial Appointees? Not on the list.