"They have no right to overturn this Senate rule"
How so? Is it illegal? Unconstitutional? What?
Democrats have changed this & other Senate rules themselves
in the past There was ZERO outcry then. Why now?.
"They are playing with fire here."
How so? If they put a stop to this unprecedented use of the
filibuster, they will be on the right side of history, the
Founding Fathers, the Federalist Papers & the US Constitution.
"Senators who feel strongly about the issue of fairness should vote for cloture, even if they intend to vote against the nomination itself. It is wrong to filibuster this nomination ..."
Senator Ted Kennedy
Congressional Record June 21, 1995
"According to the U.S. Constitution, the president nominates, and the Senate shall provide advice and consent. It is not the role of the Senate to obstruct the process and prevent numbers of highly qualified nominees from even being given the opportunity for a vote on the Senate floor."
Senator Barbara Boxer
Congressional Record May 14, 1997
Sen. Boxer was correct in 1997. When a Democrat or Republican president nominates a qualified judge, they deserve an up-or-down vote.
....In 1995, nine Democrats currently serving in the U.S. Senate suggested ending all filibusters. The "Fili-Busters" have apparently had a road to Damascus conversion since attaining the minority status they worked so hard to achieve. Sens. Lieberman, Kerry, Boxer, Kennedy, Harkin, Lautenberg, Sarbanes and Bingaman supported a proposal that would have cut off the filibuster with a simple majority.
In fact, only Democrats supported that proposal 10 years ago. How quickly they forget.
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