Why are the Senate Republicans only trying to change the filibuster rule for Judicial appointments?
What was most interesting was part two of the question
It seems that the Republicans are trying to remove the power of the filibuster from what may be the most important job they do.
The Senate handles a number of items, Bills, Appoints as ambassadors, Department positions, almost countless items. Any member of the body can currently filibuster any item brought to the floor. This is an important tool that is used when a member representing a minority opinion feels he needs to slow down or stop the action of the majority. The Republican leadership has tried to reassure us that they don't want to change much. We still have the Filibuster, just not on Judicial appointments.
Why just for judicial appointments?
Everything else the Senate does is either an appointment for a few years at most, or can be changed by a writing new law. Appointments to the bench are for life, and you could argue the most important thing the Senate does.
This is an effort to get extremist in place for decades. A law can be changed as soon as a few new Senators are voted in, Administration officials come and go, a Judge is forever.
That is why the Republicans are willing to let the filibuster remain for everything else, but not Judges.
Judges are forever, and they want to stack the bench with as many radical right wing jurists as they can in the next 3 1/2 years.
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