Re: judges - Has anyone brought up the Repubs' "blue slip" tactics?

[trotsky]

Back in the Clinton days, the 'pukes didn't even bother filibustering, they used the "blue slip" procedure (where ONE senator from a state could block federal judge nominees by holding up paperwork).

Democrats appearing on shows discussing the current issue should bring this up constantly. At least the filibuster is an agreed-upon Senate rule that's been around for 200 years. That blue slip crap was a bureaucratic loophole the Republicans abused.

[whistle]

1. Did that work for the republicans?

[kentuck]

3. Did it work ?

Many times. It was like a backdoor filibuster - without having to do any of the work. Just lay down a "blue slip"...but they did away with that little "rule" once they got in power. Assholes!

[w4rma]

2. It would probably be good tactics to constantly talk about bringing blue

slips back.

[On the Road]

4. Yes, and They Also Used the Tactic of

simply not holding hearings on nominees. In some cases hearings were delayed four years.