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Republican Senators May 'Go Nuclear'

Posted by michael on from the mutually-assured-destruction dept.

expriest writes "In an attempt to confirm Bush's most conservative nominees to the federal bench, Senate Republican leaders are considering a nuclear option. Under this procedure, the person chairing the Senate rules that filibusters of judicial nominations are unconstitutional. Republicans claim a simple majority (51 senators) would be all that is necessary to uphold this ruling, and therefore give them the power to confirm judges. The problem with this procedure, however, is that the Supreme Court could still overrule the Senate, and the status of the then improperly confirmed judges would be unknown."

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  1. Knee-slapper by Golias · · Score: 0, Troll

    While there was partisanship when the Democrats were in power, they at least attempted to give the opposing party a voice...

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    Good one.

    Oh man, I just read it again...

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    Information wants to be anthropomorphized.

  2. Re:I would just add... by cornjones · · Score: 0, Troll

    OK, this has been bugging me....

    What is it you support about president bush. We are in a war, the economy is struggling, we are losing our civil rights and all that once made us "the land of the free". What is it that we should like about bush?

    no, really...what?