The Democratic Party's vote Thursday for the "nuclear option" was a move to deprive the minority party in the Senate of a procedure it has abused to block President Barack Obama's judicial nominees and other appointees. Before, a single Republican could unilaterally and without any reason block a nominee from receiving a simple up-and-down vote on the Senate floor.
via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/21/opinion/kohn-nuclear-option-filibuster-rules/index.html?eref=edition
via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/21/opinion/kohn-nuclear-option-filibuster-rules/index.html?eref=edition
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