The previous entry was to provide a historical background for some of the following conclusions about the current brew-up over the judicial appointments. 1) The statement “Filibustering judicial nominees is unprecendented” is patently false. The nomination of Abe Fortas to Chief Justice was filibustered, and in fact the nomination failed its cloture vote and was […]

Anyone else out there getting tired of the irrational spin (from both sides of the aisle) over the art of the filibuster? Let’s let some air in. Filibusters have long been a part of Senate history. The House did away with them completely as it grew, but the Senate chose to retain the possibility of […]