Senator Byrd's Legacy
By AndrewHyman Posted in Senate Rules — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has published a letter that says this:
The "nuclear option" is about imposing one-party rule and excluding all other forms of government, pretty much like Nazi Germany during World War II, only worse.
For more about Byrd's similar comments, see here. During 210+ years up to 2003, no judicial nomination with clear majority support in the Senate was ever defeated by filibuster. That was a healthy tradition, and restoring it would be a wise move.
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