Today we face a real crisis in the confirmation process, a crisis concocted by the Democrat majority to distract attention from the ObamaCare disaster and, in the process, consolidate more power than any majority has had in more than 200 years, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said in a statement immediately following the historic vote. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., moving quickly following days of speculation, used the so-called nuclear option to pass the change. Typically, major changes like this take 67 votes, but he did it with just a simple majority. With Republicans fuming, the change weakens the power of the minority to stall nominations for top positions. Instead of needing 60 votes to break a filibuster, the change means Democrats will now need just 51. foxnews/politics/2013/11/21/senate-nears-possible-vote-on-curbing-filibusters/
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:02:09 +0000
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