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Could Republicans Block a SCOTUS Nomination?
Sun, 05/03/2009 - 7:13am | posted by Jason Pye
Despite having a substantial minority, Republicans could still block an appointment to the Supreme Court, should they choose to go that route:
n an ironic twist, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party this week could give Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee the upper hand in rejecting a nominee they find unacceptable.
That’s because the Judiciary Committee, where Specter was the ranking minority member, requires the consent of at least one Republican to end debate and move a nominee to the full Senate for a vote.
[…]
[T]he most likely Republican to help Democrats on the committee is South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was one of the Gang of 14, a group of seven Democrats and seven Republicans who averted a showdown on President Bush’s judicial nominees in 2005.
Could Republicans Block a SCOTUS Nomination?
Sun, 05/03/2009 - 7:13am | posted by Jason Pye
Despite having a substantial minority, Republicans could still block an appointment to the Supreme Court, should they choose to go that route:
n an ironic twist, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party this week could give Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee the upper hand in rejecting a nominee they find unacceptable.
That’s because the Judiciary Committee, where Specter was the ranking minority member, requires the consent of at least one Republican to end debate and move a nominee to the full Senate for a vote.
[…]
[T]he most likely Republican to help Democrats on the committee is South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was one of the Gang of 14, a group of seven Democrats and seven Republicans who averted a showdown on President Bush’s judicial nominees in 2005.
