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 Sign the petition to end the use of Judicial Filibusters... April 28, 2005 4:46 PM

There are vacancies in the Federal Judiciary that must be filled ASAP.  Constitutionally, the Senate is obligated to advise and consent on all Executive appointments, and a small number of liberal Senators are blocking that constitutional obligation for an up or down vote.

End the deadlock.  Sign the petition, and tell the Senate Judiciary Committe to enact a rules change ending the use of Judicial Filibusters.

https://www.aclj.org/Petition/

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anonymous  April 28, 2005 8:57 PM

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100 hour debate limit on Judicial nominees.... May 01, 2005 12:22 AM

Senate Majority leader Bill Frist has proposed a 100 hour debate limit on judicial nominees, afterwhich Senate Democrats agree to give the nominees an up or down vote. In exchange, Senate Republicans agree not to change the Senate rules on Filibusters. Sekulow, Chief Councel for the ACLJ agrees. "This represents an imminently reasonable and constitutionally sound approach to break the gridlock over judicial nominees ... the use of a filibuster to prevent consideration of judicial nominees is not only wrong but reflects a stridently unfair treatment of nominees." said Sekulow. He added that no one wants to do away with debates on the judicial nominees, "but every nominee deserves an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor. That's exactly what Senator Frist is proposing and we believe this represents a workable resolution to this impasse over judicial nominees," added Sekulow. http://www.aclj.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=1525  [ send green star]
 
 May 06, 2005 3:01 AM

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