Blue Slips and The Republican's Silent Filibuster

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Monday December 02, 2013 · 12:02 PM PST

2013/12/02 · 12:02

Senator Harry Reid had liberals cheering when he finally stood up to the Republican obstruction machine and helped push through a rule change in the Senate that eliminates the ability of the minority party to filibuster most federal judicial and executive-office nominees. He saw no other choice after watching the Republicans use their position in the minority to block countless nominees from receiving confirmation, effectively using their minority position to tilt the balance of power in the Federal Judiciary towards conservative ideology. Undeterred, Republicans have found another weapon in their arsenal to thwart President Obama's and the Senate Democrats ability to confirm some Federal Judges by refusing to submit "Blue Slips" for the vacancies in their states.

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