Federal Judicial Nominations
Senator Byrd and other Democrats addressed MoveOn.org’s “Rally to Save the Courts.” They opposed the Republican “nuclear option” to remove t… read more
Senator Byrd and other Democrats addressed MoveOn.org’s “Rally to Save the Courts.” They opposed the Republican “nuclear option” to remove the Senate rule requiring a two-thirds vote to stop a filibuster. Democrats say that this tradition upholds the requirement that federal judges have broad support in the U.S. Senate. They also talked about how they might proceed with President Bush’s federal judicial nominations. close
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