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By AndrewHyman Posted in Senate Rules — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

The Senate rules say this:

When a nomination is confirmed or rejected, any Senator voting in the majority may move for a reconsideration on the same day on which the vote was taken . . . . Nominations confirmed or rejected by the Senate shall not be returned by the Secretary to the President until the expiration of the time limited for making a motion to reconsider the same . . .Nominations neither confirmed nor rejected during the session at which they are made shall not be acted upon at any succeeding session without being again made to the Senate by the President . . .

How could it possibly be more clear that Senate Democrats are trying to change this rule? Here's the Democrats' latest attempt to rewrite Senate Rule 31:

"We think you oughta get 9 votes over the 51 required. That isn't too much to ask. For such a super-important position there oughta be a super-vote."

These are the words of Senator Barbara Boxer spoken on March 16, 2005. She acknowledges that only 51 votes are required, and then asks for a minority veto. Go figure.