Elizabeth Warren comes out FOR filibuster reform

[UCmeNdc]

The impetus for Warren's comments came on Tuesday, when Senate Republicans filibustered President Obama's nominee to the influential DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Georgetown Law Professor Cornelia Pillard. If she's ever confirmed, Pillard would be the fourth woman on this important federal appeals court, which decides often-consequential cases between the federal government and private parties. Senate Republicans have also filibustered Patricia Millett's nomination to the appeals court and say they plan to block another appeals court nominee, Robert Wilkins, as well.

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Warren went on: "If Republicans continue to filibuster these highly qualified nominees for no reason other than to nullify the president's constitutional authority, then senators not only have the right to change the filibuster, senators have a duty to change the filibuster rules," Warren said. "We cannot turn our backs on the Constitution. We cannot abdicate our oath of office."


http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/11/elizabeth-warren-fix-senate-filibuster

[brooklynite]

1. Your headline suggests she was opposed to it before...

I'm pretty sure I asked her personally (I ask all candidates who want my money); if she said she was opposed I wouldn't have supported her.

[Scuba]

2. Harry Reid's making sure that the Koch brother OK all judges prior to confirmation.

[PoliticAverse]

3. She's been for filibuster reform for some time, it was one of her positions in her senate campaign

http://elizabethwarren.com/issues/leveling-the-playing-field

to reform the filibuster, beginning with a requirement that anyone who wants to stop the people's business must go out onto the Senate floor and actually filibuster, live and in person, so that the American people see precisely who is creating gridlock

[Laelth]

4. k&r for Elizabeth Warren. n/t

-Laelth

[polichick]

5. "We cannot turn our backs on the Constitution. We cannot abdicate our oath of office."

What a concept!

[Wilms]

6. ^

[silvershadow]

7. Good. nt