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Democrats said they have stopped nomination because Estrada, thought to be a staunch conservative, declined to answer questions on his political views during Senate hearings to confirm his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
After four weeks of waiting out a Democratic filibuster on the Estrada nomination, Republicans tried to end the Democratic blockade—by making a so-called “cloture” vote—but fell five votes shy of ending the blockade...
...have simply asked that Mr. Estrada fill out his application for this lifetime employment as every other one of his predecessors has,” Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D, told the Associated Press...
...wasted no time hunkering down into traditional filibuster mode, in which one party holds the floor as long as they can in order to prevent a vote on a nominee or issue. Sixty votes are required to stop a filibuster. By Wednesday, February, 12th, less than 36 hours after Estrada's name came to the floor, the always-garrulous Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia was regaling his colleagues with lengthy (and, yes, totally irrelevant) tales of his long-lost youth. It was a scene that brought to mind some of the chamber's famous filibusters...
...Meanwhile, it's not clear how long Estrada's nomination will stay on the floor, but neither party looks ready to back down. In his radio address last Saturday, President Bush accused Senate Democrats of willfully stalling his nominee "while they search in vain for a reason to reject...