Roll Call News: GOP begins Judge Blockade talks about how they use the "Filibuster" to BLOCK anything coming to the floor for a vote.
Individual Republicans during the past year have vowed to block one or more of Obama’s judicial nominees for a variety of reasons. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) earlier this month cited the looming presidential election for his decision to filibuster a district court judge from Baton Rouge.Once again...
But the decision by leadership to formally invoke the Thurmond Rule raises the stakes significantly because an individual Senator’s filibuster can be overcome — so long as enough Republicans are willing to vote with Democrats. With McConnell now backing use of the Thurmond Rule, that appears unlikely to happen.And then again....
Hurwitz’s road to confirmation, however, may have foreshadowed the coming blockade, considering GOP backers, such as Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.), were barely able to muster the eight Republican votes needed to help Democrats overcome a filibuster. And with the Thurmond rule being invoked, Hurwitz may be the last circuit judge to see confirmation this year.
GOP Begins Judge Blockade : Roll Call News
The problem is that the Minority only says....filibuster...and then THEY walk away form the floor for 31 hours.... If they were serious about objecting.... Why can't they stand on the floor and fight for it..... But this is ONLY a blocking mode and not anything they are passionate about.
It's nothing but a shell game....to stop anything happening.
How is this good for the country?
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