[Howlin]

FYI.

[eddie willers]

Go Team!

[Dog Gone]

Daschle said Tuesday that he wished Republicans would not force the issue.

Which means that he's scared to death.

[votelife]

there's a nuclear war brewing, though my guess is no retirees before the election

[MJY1288]

Getting past the filabuster of the resolution will be tough, but I hope they succeed

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping
& Bttt

[Satadru]

Have we forgotten Judge Pickering already? Wasn't he also filibustered?

[Bahbah]

Thanks for the ping, Howlin.

[Grampa Dave]

Lets hope that this works!

[MeekOneGOP]

Go for it Cornyn/GOP !!

Senate Committee Passes 'Nuclear Option'
Filibuster Rule

Excerpt:

CNSNews.com previously reported, along with other national news outlets, that there had been a filibuster of a judicial nominee when, in 1968, 24 Republicans and 19 Democrats opposed the elevation of Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortis to the position of chief justice of the United States. It has since been learned that Fortis' nomination was withdrawn when only 46 senators agreed to support for the nominee.

Currently, a minority of senators, composed entirely of Democrats, is blocking the nominations of Miguel Estrada to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, even though both nominees have the support of at least 51 senators. Democrats have also threatened to filibuster the nominations of Carolyn Kuhn to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Alabama Attorney General William H. "Bill" Pryor to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals if their nominations are brought to the floor.

But Senate Resolution 138 (S. Res. 138) would reduce the number of votes required to break the filibuster of a judicial nominee by three each time a subsequent cloture motion is filed. On the fourth such vote, 51 senators could "invoke cloture," ending debate within 30 hours and forcing a confirmation vote.

Daschle said Tuesday that he wished Republicans would not force the issue.

"It is a very irresponsible and dangerous path to take," Daschle said, "and I would hope that [Republicans] would recognize the precarious circumstances under which that would be offered and would decide not to."


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[MeekOneGOP]

I have got to post this again.

THIS is what the 'RATS would call a FILIBUSTER PRECEDENT ???? Something that would NOT pass a straight up and down VOTE ??? SHEESH !!!

CNSNews.com previously reported, along with other national news outlets, that there had been a filibuster of a judicial nominee when, in 1968, 24 Republicans and 19 Democrats opposed the elevation of Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortis to the position of chief justice of the United States. It has since been learned that Fortis' nomination was withdrawn when only 46 senators agreed to support for the nominee.

The Dirty 'RATS !