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Senate Showdown Near on Filibusters of Bush Judges.
WASHINGTON (April 5, 2005) - - Senate Republican leaders may take bold action in April or May to put an end to Democratic filibusters of President Bush's nominees to federal courts - - but a coalition of liberal and pro-abortion pressure groups has launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign in an attempt to block the reform.
The issue boils down to whether a judicial nominee should be able to achieve confirmation if he or she enjoys the support of a simple majority of the Senate - - which is the position supported by pro-life Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tn.) and most Republican senators - - or whether a nominee must surmount a 60-vote hurdle, which is ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Senate Showdown Near on Filibusters of Bush Judges.