If you didn't support filibuster reform before, you will after reading this

[Tx4obama]

Five Exceptional Nominees Locked Out Of Public Service By The Senate’s Broken Rules

From the founding of the Republic until the beginning of the current Congress, the Senate voted to break a filibuster on a president’s nominee only 89 times. Nearly one quarter of all of these were Senate Republican filibusters of President Obama’s nominees. No senate minority in American history was as aggressive in filibustering presidential nominees as the minority led by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Lest there be any doubt, this kind of obstructionism does far more than simply frustrate President Obama — it denies the American people a fully functioning government and discourages the most talented potential nominees from seeking government jobs in the first place. Here are just a few of the most exceptional nominees blocked by the Senate’s nonsensical filibuster rules:

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Full article with the five nominees listed here: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/11/29/1251981/five-exceptional-nominees-locked-out-of-public-service-by-the-senates-broken-rules/

[MannyGoldstein]

1. I hope it will happen, but

I suspect that senior Democrats will ultimately see it as too partisan. And anyway, they handily won the last election even with the obstruction, so I suspect they don't see it as a particularly bad thing.

[Tx4obama]

2. I disagree. I believe the filibuster rule will be changed the first day of the 113th Congress

In 2012 President Obama appointed over 30 federal judges and the Senate GOPers have allowed ONLY TWO full senate floor confirmation votes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama

The Senate rules 'must' change.

[msongs]

3. harry is waffling and offering weak reform. repubs will block block block nt

[Cali_Democrat]

5. So what do we do?

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

7. They can't

It takes 51 votes. Only Democrats can screw this up.

[world wide wally]

4. Prediction...

If nothing is done to change the filibuster rules, McConnell will immediately use it to stab the country in the back just like he did for the past 4 years.
No appointments
No legislation passed
No effective government

Strictly more of the same obstructionist bullshit

Democrats better grasp this simple fact.

[davidpdx]

6. Email and call Senators Feinstein and Kerry

[Filibuster Harry]

8. The filibuster rules MUST change. It was not intended to be used the current way and the reason

is simple: if you want to filibuster stand there and talk, talk, talk. Not this I object and sit down and wait until 60 votes or nothing is done at all.