"Memorandum of Understanding" : A Senate Compromise on Judicial Filibusters.
Provides overview of the historical tensions between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate regarding judicial nominees to the Supreme Court. Summarizes principal features of the "memorandum of understanding," a bipartisan agreement stating that the seven Republican senators who signed th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Provides overview of the historical tensions between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate regarding judicial nominees to the Supreme Court. Summarizes principal features of the "memorandum of understanding," a bipartisan agreement stating that the seven Republican senators who signed the memorandum would not vote for the "nuclear" or "constitutional" option to end judicial filibusters by a majority rather than a supermajority vote of the Senate; and the seven Democrats who signed would not filibuster judicial nominees except under "extraordinary circumstances." |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |