Senate Democrats should take care of the judicial filibuster problem

CTLawGuy

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Thu Mar-17-05 11:04 PM
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Senate Democrats should take care of the judicial filibuster problem

once and for all.

pass an amendment or rule requiring 2/3 majority approval to appoint a judge or justice.

That will give the Repugs their up and down vote.

Plus it will ensure that judges appeal to those across the political spectrum.

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iamjoy

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Thu Mar-17-05 11:08 PM
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1. I Kind Of Like This Idea

Because judicial appointments are for life and SHOULD have broad support.

I think it would involve changing the constitution though.

In any case, it isn't likely because the Republicans are in control now and see no need to work with Democrats any more than necessary to make themselves look good (oh, look at us, aren't we bi-partisan)

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xray s

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Thu Mar-17-05 11:09 PM
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2. I think you have something there

Since judges are appointed for life, and their rulings transcend administrations, I think some sort of super majority to appoint them should be the law. Maybe 60% instead of 65%.

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CTLawGuy

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Thu Mar-17-05 11:10 PM
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3. I like 2/3

2/3 is generally more than any ONE party will have in the US senate. So it forces a bipartisan consensus on ANY judge.

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Thu Mar-17-05 11:15 PM
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4. I disagree.

If that were the case, I would venture to guess almost all of Bush's pics would be confirmed right now. Even 2/3 consensus is too long when one can stack courts long past the foreseeable future. I'd rather we have the war we have and that they will have when we are the majority again.

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CTLawGuy

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Thu Mar-17-05 11:36 PM
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6. it takes LESS

than 2/3 to filibuster

hence, its HARDER for the Repugs to confirm with 2/3s than for them to face the filibuster, which only requires 2/5.

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Selatius

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Thu Mar-17-05 11:19 PM
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5. It looks good on paper, but it's gonna be a bitch to bring to life

This involves taking back both Houses of Congress as well as many state legislatures and governorships throughout the whole country, and that's an incredibly tall order.

Personally though, my priorities would lie with campaign finance reform, election reform, and abolishing the Electoral College. That would be the first wave of legislation I'd like to see pushed through. I believe it should be the top priority. Once this is done, then we could tackle this issue.

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Hippo_Tron

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Fri Mar-18-05 12:58 AM
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7. I like the current system

Acceptable judges require 51 votes, dispicable ones require 60.

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dolstein

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Fri Mar-18-05 01:03 AM
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8. And how exactly would the Democrats pass this?

After all, currently it only takes 60 votes (the number of votes required for cloture) to approval a judicial nominee. Why on earth would the Republican majority choose to hand the Democrats even more power?

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CTLawGuy

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Fri Mar-18-05 02:10 PM
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9. they probably wouldn't

but they should suggest it as a solution. I think it would have support from the american people.

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