tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post283997691318252353..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: An End Game on Executive Branch Nominations?Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-37213814373896122252013-07-09T12:46:31.015-05:002013-07-09T12:46:31.015-05:00My position on legislative filibusters is that the...My position on legislative filibusters is that the best solution is a middle ground, making filibusters possible but far less common, but that it's very difficult to figure out how to actually enact a rule that does it.<br /><br />But either way, it's very unlikely that we'll get legislative filibuster reform during divided government; there's just no incentive to do anything about it since you need 60+ to have a shot at actually passing anything anyway.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-44250962962272670872013-07-09T12:25:26.254-05:002013-07-09T12:25:26.254-05:00Perhaps I'm absentmindedly missing when this t...Perhaps I'm absentmindedly missing when this turn occurred, but I had always thought that filibuster reform was still in play for legislation too. Of all your resistance about ending the filibuster, I've always found your caveats about lifetime judicial appointments understandable, so the exec vs judicial appointment distinction makes plenty of sense.<br /><br />But by this same logic, shouldn't senators be willing to entertain ending or paring back the legislative filibuster threshold, if they're already entertaining ending the exec nomination one? Legislation is reversible and always modifiable, and it's most clearly understandable as something that should be subject to majority rule (within constitutional limits of minority rights etc.).PFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263515090451316188noreply@blogger.com