And... Harry Reid is set to go nuclear(as early as this week) - here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014652418

Senate Republicans have now decided to usurp the Constitutional powers of the Presidency by not allowing him to appoint any judges.

Extremist Republicans will probably go nuclear anyway if they ever get control of the Senate so they can bulldoze through their wildest dreams--including stacking the courts with the likes of Scalia, Thomas, Alito, and Roberts. That's what the filibuster was *supposed* to prevent when used responsibly.

Might as well get rid of or modify the filibuster now and appoint some decent judges.

It all makes me

What is the rule? There are certain times it can be done and I plumb forgot how or when it can be done

so far it's been a case of Charlie Brown and the football.

that if given the chance and the Reps were in the Senate majority, they wouldn't hesitate to pull the plug. They would use their 50-51 to change everything in the government.

THEN the revolution will begin.

a strongly-worded letter or a vigorous finger shake?

Don't wanna make them mad.

The only option left is a 10,000,000 man/woman/child march after they cut SS, Medicare, Unemployment Checks, Food Stamps, Welfare and screw up any further elections so we can't vote them out again ever.

See you guys in DC. Hope it's fall or spring, I hate marching in hot or freezing weather....

Harry Reid the support of almost all of the democrats in the senate

Reid needs 51 votes and there are a couple of Senators who are not supporting this plan http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/reid-readies-nuclear-option

I have not yet seen a firm vote count on this, but rumor has it that Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) are not yet on board, with Levin, who is retiring next year, maintaining his role as the fiercest opponent of the change....

Update: It looks like Delaware’s Chris Coons is no longer among the skeptics: “It’s time to changes the rules for nominees.”

Levin is not going to budge but with Coons, Reid may have 51 votes. Unlike Boehner, Reid is not going to go forward with this effort if he does not have the votes. It would be better if Reid can get Manchin and McCaskill on board. This is all assuming that there are no other Democratic holdouts.

He almost always votes the way I like...

. . . but please, stop talking about it.

Email Harry and your Senators - even the republicans. Write letters to the editor, its time to kill the filibuster NOW.

Here's the thing - Democrats never use the filibuster and republicans always do. Its a great way for them to stop our agenda in its tracks. Here's another thing. People are concerned about what could happen the next time the teapublicans control the Senate. After the last four years of their behavior - do you really think they would not get rid of the filibuster if they had the votes? Fuck no.

the Iraq war...

He is retiring and won't run this year, mention that we will miss him....

then make your requests, just suggestions of course...