In 1968, President Johnson nominated Fortas as chief justice of the United States; Republicans and Southern Democrats held a Senate filibuster against the nomination, causing President Johnson to withdraw Fortas's nomination. The following year, Fortas resigned from the court after it was revealed that he had, while on the bench, accepted $20,000 from a private foundation; the money was part of a life stipend to Fortas by the foundation. Although he returned the money, Fortas resigned from the court under public pressure, the first justice to do so.
Fortas, Abe, Supreme Court, Biographies <-- Link
Looks as though Fortas was already on the SCOTUS, and the (withdrawn) nomination was for elevation to CJ. In this case, a minority of Senators (I assume a minority, if they had to resort to filibuster) forced the executive to withdraw. The dispute was between the Senate and the President. That is quite different from the current state of affairs, where the Senate is failing to deliver on its Constitutional "advise and consnet (or not)" duty.
In 1968, President Johnson nominated Fortas as chief justice of the United States; Republicans and Southern Democrats held a Senate filibuster against the nomination, causing President Johnson to withdraw Fortas's nomination. The following year, Fortas resigned from the court after it was revealed that he had, while on the bench, accepted $20,000 from a private foundation; Uh dude, you are being misleading. Fortas was already on SCOTUS, he got his vote on the Senate floor, which Estrada did not(Estarda for the DC circuit) .
Oh BTW, do have a link to where Estrada committed the same unethical behavior that Fortas performed.
You democrats are so funny in how you try to change history.