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By Paul Zummo Posted in Fillibuster — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

Via Real Clear Politics, Ronald Cass has an op-ed on the filibuster debacle currently taking place. It's really too good to selectively quote, so just read the whole thing.

Okay, one liitle blurb:

What is happening now in the Senate, however, treats the entire federal judiciary as if it were composed of ward-level politicians making similarly political decisions. The Democrats' no-vote strategy plays only to the interest groups and not to the broader public - certainly not to the betterment of the courts. Allowing a minority of Senators to derail the confirmation process because they don't like something in a nominee's pedigree - almost always something that offends political, not professional, sensibilities - makes the confirmation process and the federal judiciary itself more political.

Now read it and then go watch the hearings.

Update: Sorry, Andrew already beat me to it. That wily cat. But read it again.