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Courageously defying hard-line partisans in both parties, a group of 14 moderate Senators crafted a filibuster compromise on Tuesday, avoiding the nuclear option by preserving the judicial filibuster in extraordinary circumstances. Moderates have wrenched the future of the Senate from the hands of extremists and offered Americans a (perhaps...
These moderates worked together to avert a doomsday scenario and save the filibuster because they recognized that the filibuster is needed to preserve the deliberative nature of the Senate; the filibuster rewards working across party lines, encourages politicians to reach out and try to convince the other side, and prevents...
Unfortunately, this compromise could be merely a delay before an inevitable showdown over the filibuster. The key to this compromise is the ambiguous phrase extraordinary circumstances, and the danger is that Republicans could interpret this phrase as, Democrats can keep the filibuster as long as they never use it. Especially...
In the short run, the politicization of the judiciary is likely to continue apace, but filibuster compromise can only be beneficial. Although it does not address the underlying issues, the compromise keeps the filibuster, which is a natural check upon the ability of one party to pack courts with ideologues...
Judging from the tone of what passed for debate last week, deference on both sides has already disappeared. For that matter, so has civility. Some Senators will vote to end the judicial filibuster partly in a desperate effort to change the tone. "You know what?" said New Mexico Republican Pete...