Senate filibuster rule change shifts power

[Flesh Thorn]

President Obama, openly expressing his frustration with Senate Republicans, applauded Majority Leader Harry Reid's success Thursday at invoking the so-called "nuclear option" as Democrats voted to strip the minority party of its primary power to block nominations -- the filibuster.

Obama, even invoking former President Bush, said it's critical to "change the way that Washington is doing business."

But Republicans and even some Democrats warned that the Senate may have just opened a Pandora's box -- and with little debate, approved a change that could haunt the chamber for years to come.

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[Jim]

President Obama, openly expressing his frustration with Senate Republicans, applauded Majority Leader Harry Reid's success Thursday at invoking the so-called "nuclear option" as Democrats voted to strip the minority party of its primary power to block nominations -- the filibuster.

Obama, even invoking former President Bush, said it's critical to "change the way that Washington is doing business."

But Republicans and even some Democrats warned that the Senate may have just opened a Pandora's box -- and with little debate, approved a change that could haunt the chamber for years to come.

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I predict that the Democrats will one day regret this decision. It has a long history based on the concept of "advise and consent."

[RMP-RLTW]

What are the chances of them changing the law back in the event of a democratic "lame duck" session?


Ryan
RLTW!

[KW Driver]

Each party has gerrymandered these and majority laws as they've been in charge. It's ain't nothing new.

[Jim]

According to the Boston Globe, there are still techniques to block nominees:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politic ... story.html