FindLaw's Writ: With a Potential Supreme Court Nomination At Stake, Questions of The Filibuster's Constitutionality Linger - Part I of article by Professor Vikram Amar analyzing the ability of the U.S. Senate to change its filibuster rules by a simple majority vote, instead of by the 2/3 vote specified in Senate Rule 22.
Floyd Riddick on Cloture and Filibusters - Interview with a former Senate Parliamentarian, including discussion of whether the Senate is a "continuing body."
President Calls for Action on Judicial Nominations - Text of a letter from the President to Senator Frist and Senator Daschle.
WBUR.org : The Filibuster Battle - Recording from a radio show debating the fairness of using a filibuster.
Briefing on Filibuster and Cloture - Background information from the U.S. Senate Historian.
The Case Against the Senate Filibuster - Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson argued that filibusters of legislation should be eliminated.
Jefferson on Politics & Government: Majority Rule - Jefferson's political philosophy in his own words. Contains the founding principles of American self-government.
The Supreme Court and the Constitution - This essay includes a discussion of, essentially, allowing a minority of three supreme court justices to filibuster any attempt by the other justices to strike down a statute.
FindLaw's Writ: Can the Senate Bind Itself So that Only a Supermajority Can Change Its Rules? - Part II of article by Professor Vikram Amar discussing a so-called nuclear option to end filibusters of judicial nominees in the U.S. Senate.
CBN News: Stemming the Tide of Judicial Activism - Interview with C. Boyden Gray, former White House counsel to George H.W. Bush.
Senator Specter Comments on the Nomination of Michael Chertoff - Explains his position regarding filibusters of judicial nominees.
Senate Resolution 138 of the 108th Congress - The text of an amendment to U.S. Senate Rule 22 regarding filibusters of judicial nominees.
Filibuster Derails Supreme Court Appointment - Article from the United States Senate.
National Review: Crisis Mode - Senator Orrin G. Hatch presents a "fair and constitutional option to beat the filibuster game."
The Jellyphants: Invertebrate GOP abandons Miguel Estrada - Senate Republicans are criticized for not standing up to defend Miguel Estrada and his nomination to be a federal appeals court judge.
The Hill: Frist Aims Nuke at the Dems - A statement by US Senate Majority Leader Frist suggests that the rule governing filibusters (Rule 22) did not entirely carry over to the newly elected Senate, and may no longer be in force.
MSNBC: Shock and Awe In the Senate - George Will recommends that Senate Republicans not amend the Senate's filibuster rules, but he also urges President Bush to renominate previously filibustered judicial nominees.
Judicial Nominations, Filibusters, and the Constitution - May 6, 2003 U.S. Senate hearing report.
CNS News: Owen Re-nomination Passes Senate Judiciary Committee - Article describes attempts to conduct a filibuster within the US Senate Judiciary Committee.
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy: The Constitutional Option - Martin Gold and Dimple Gupta describe ways for a simple majority of Senators to change the text or interpretation of Senate rules, without being stopped by a filibuster.
The American Thinker: Judicial Nominee filibusters and Senate Rules - Contends that filibusters of nominees violate US Senate Rule 31.
Associated Press: Bush Sends Senate 20 Judicial Nominees - The president renominates people who were not confirmed during his first term. Twelve of the nominees are for appeals courts, and seven of those twelve had been filibustered.
When a Majority Is Denied Its Right to Consent - Testimony and statements from witnesses at a hearing in May 2003.
Wikipedia: Filibuster - Includes an overview and history.
Free Republic: Frist Backs Rule Change on Judges - Describes various strategies to overcome filibusters of judicial nominees in the U.S. Senate, such as a rule change or extending the legislative day.
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