Twenty-four new federal judges by Christmas? That’s what outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wants in the lame duck session of Congress.
Faced with an incoming Republican majority, Reid and Barack Obama want to stack the judiciary in yet another egregious power grab. Reid also wants to get a budget done, get a deal on tax extenders, and another twenty-six or so executive branch nominees.
Adding insult to injury, these appointments will once again be made in violation of Senate rules, which state it takes sixty votes to close debate on any matter. These nominations will be confirmed with simple majorities – even though Senate rules were never technically modified, which would have taken a two-thirds vote.
As a result, Republicans will be unable to block them.
But Reid won’t be in the majority anymore, so what does he care?
Chalk it up to one more reason why the congressional session should begin immediately following an election.
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