[AaronInCarolina]

They were approved by the Judiciary Committee. Click on the link in comment# 102. Then go down about ten lines from the top of the list and find a linked "Page: S1340". You have to do it that way. If I linked it directly, then you would find that thomas.loc.gov uses a temporary URL for these citations. These editorials, among others, apparently were entered into the Congressional Record.

Thanks for the info. This is the first I have heard of an example of a nominee blocked outside of the committee.

If I might, I would suggest that in this case the tactic used in the Paez case was still a mildly less objectionable one than that used by the minority Democrats currently. Those invoking this tactic were members of the majority, most of whom may have been against that nominee. I admit, it is a weak distinction, but majority status does confer upon a party certain perks that minority status does not. Had the Republicans who employed this tactic been in the minority party, that certainly would have been equivalent to what the democrats are currently doing. They weren't.

[neverdem]

If I might, I would suggest that in this case the tactic used in the Paez case was still a mildly less objectionable one than that used by the minority Democrats currently. Those invoking this tactic were members of the majority, most of whom may have been against that nominee. I admit, it is a weak distinction, but majority status does confer upon a party certain perks that minority status does not. Had the Republicans who employed this tactic been in the minority party, that certainly would have been equivalent to what the democrats are currently doing. They weren't.

Look at the examples in comment# 185. Then look at the Connecticut Compromise. The Senate was created to frustrate simple majority rule. Senate rules were created so that majority rule didn't run roughshod over the minority and the minority's rights. They mandated super majority votes which, in effect, forced bipartisan votes in order to be successful.

Why has compromise almost always worked against the right side of the political spectrum tells you more about the nature of our political opponents and politicians in general. They will do anything to stay in office.

Changing the rules for voting for cloture can be a double edged sword with the potential to hurt the right if they ever become a minority again. If they do it, they better be very careful to limit to just judicial nominees, but even that has the potential to hurt in the future.