That crisis was defused by a bipartisan group of senators, but in 2013 the skirmish boiled over into an all-out war over Cabinet confirmations and judicial nominees. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), then the majority leader, changed the rules to allow all nominees to be confirmed by a simple — except those to the Supreme Court — via the so-called nuclear option, which means changing the rules by a majority vote. Traditionally, it requires 67 votes to change the Senate rules at the beginning of a Congress, but Reid's move in 2013 was executed in the middle of a Congress via a simple majority.
That crisis was defused by a bipartisan group of senators, but in 2013 the skirmish boiled over into an all-out war over Cabinet confirmations and judicial nominees. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), then the majority leader, changed the rules to allow all nominees to be confirmed by a simple — except those to the Supreme Court — via the so-called nuclear option, which means changing the rules by a majority vote. Traditionally, it requires 67 votes to change the Senate rules at the beginning of a Congress, but Reid's move in 2013 was executed in the middle of a Congress via a simple majority.
I hope a whole lot of Harry Reids BS come back to bite them in the ass, but with McConnell in the leadership I doubt he has the balls to do what Harry did.
That crisis was defused by a bipartisan group of senators, but in 2013 the skirmish boiled over into an all-out war over Cabinet confirmations and judicial nominees. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), then the majority leader, changed the rules to allow all nominees to be confirmed by a simple — except those to the Supreme Court — via the so-called nuclear option, which means changing the rules by a majority vote. Traditionally, it requires 67 votes to change the Senate rules at the beginning of a Congress, but Reid's move in 2013 was executed in the middle of a Congress via a simple majority.
