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  • The Filibuster Express

    07/21/2004 5:29:40 AM PDT · by OESY · 5 replies · 451+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | July 21, 2004 | Editorial
    Democrats began their seventh filibuster of a Bush judicial nominee yesterday. No Senate has ever filibustered a President's appellate-court nominee before, but never mind. Watch for the number of filibusters to hit double digits by September. The latest victim is William Myers, a nominee from Idaho for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Myers had the misfortune to work in the Bush Interior Department, a job that comes with the liberal label of "extremist." Democrats are using his nomination as an opportunity to bash the Bush Administration on the environment. The Constitution requires a majority of Senators to confirm a President's judicial...