With the filibuster on nominees eliminated, beware the "blue slip rule."

I suppose the way around this is to only nominate candidates from states with two Democratic Senators. Is that what the Rethugs want?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/senate-filibuster_n_4319665.html


The rules change will not lead to an immediate flood of judges, however, as Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, observes what's known as the "blue slip rule," a tradition in the committee that allows senators to advance or block judicial nominees from their home state. Republicans are currently refusing to submit blue slips for four nominees pending in the committee, effectively stalling their entire confirmation process. And they could use that same rule to block others in committee.