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POTUS Nominates SCOTUS. Dems Should Focus Their Attention Elsewhere.

July 10, 2018 larryshockey Courts, Government, White House

BIG NEWS. (No, not FAKE NEWS.) POTUS has nominated 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Justice, and devout Catholic, Brett Kavanaugh to fill the seat recently vacated by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was cajoled into resigning so POTUS could pack

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Filibuster, Cloture and the Nuclear Option

July 5, 2018 larryshockey Courts, Government

The Filibuster A Senator can debate an issue for as long as he or she wants. There are no time limits. But each Senator may rise to debate an issue only once. The filibuster is a neat little procedural trick

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Why We are Going to Miss the Ability to Filibuster Supreme Court Nominees.

July 5, 2018 larryshockey Courts, Courts, Government, Politics

Early last year, when the Senate was considering the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, I posted a long entry, explaining the workings of the filibuster in the Senate. You can read it at at the link. The filibuster.

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