I don't like it either, but it is a big victory nevertheless, if all the President's nominees get on the Circuit Courts. That's where most of the big legal decisions are actually made, since the Supreme Court takes few cases.
All this does is kick the can down the road for future Democrat filibusters, of Supreme Court justices, etc., but when that time comes, it will again be time to force the nuclear option.
Two words: Miguel Estrada.
I don't like it either, but it is a big victory nevertheless, if all the President's nominees get on the Circuit Courts. That's where most of the big legal decisions are actually made, since the Supreme Court takes few cases.
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Does mean that some Dems would vote to allow an up or down vote on each nominee then they would be free to vote against the nominee and preserve the option to fillibuster later?