CNN is currently reporting that seven Democrats and seven Republicans have brokered a deal wherein the option to filibuster will remain.
It looks like Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen's nomination is going to move forward to an up-or-down vote before the entire Senate, presumably tomorrow on the basis of Sen. John Cornyn's (D-TX) motion for cloture.
I'm glad that some sort of compromise has been reached in this situation. I simply can't foresee the drastic change in the judicial landscape that would happen over the years as the normal politic cycle produces Democratic majorities in the Senate, followed again by Republican majorities, just as we have seen over the last 150+ years.
It looks like Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen's nomination is going to move forward to an up-or-down vote before the entire Senate, presumably tomorrow on the basis of Sen. John Cornyn's (D-TX) motion for cloture.
I'm glad that some sort of compromise has been reached in this situation. I simply can't foresee the drastic change in the judicial landscape that would happen over the years as the normal politic cycle produces Democratic majorities in the Senate, followed again by Republican majorities, just as we have seen over the last 150+ years.
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hey bobby -- congrats on the blog. I look forward to reading your future posts!!
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