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

Charles Babington of the Washington Post reports that "close associates" of Senator Frist have confirmed that Frist is "all but certain to press for a rule change that would ban filibusters of judicial nominations in the next few weeks, despite misgivings by some of his fellow Republicans and a possible Democratic backlash that could paralyze the chamber."

I continue to think that a Democratic backlash would work against the Democrats, since the only way they can justify their non-votes on the current nominees is by seriously distorting the nominees' records. As long as Frist and others can make the case that the president's nominees are reasonable, eminently qualified people being held up irrationally -- denied even an up-or-down vote -- then they should carry public opinion.

Senator McCain is quoted in the article as telling MSNBC that he would vote against the rule change, but Frist should have enough votes overall.