Judicial Filibusters and Political Warfare...

Today's OpinionJournal.com has a chronicle of how we got to this point, and what's at stake for Republicans.

[Democrats] are going to such bitter lengths, we suspect, precisely because they view the courts as their last hold on federal power. As liberals lost their majority status over the past 30 years, they have turned increasingly to the courts to implement their political program. If Democrats succeed in blocking these nominees, they will feel vindicated in their view that judicial activism pays. They will also conclude that Senate obstructionism works, and so will dig in for more of it.

As of now it looks like Frist will put forth the names of Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown on Wednesday. Debate will ensue for two days and Friday will be D-Day for deciding the fate of the filibuster's use against judicial nominations.

I will be traveling during this time so unfortunately my ability to post on the subject will be non-existent. I can only hope that by the time I return, this matter will at last be resolved.

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