Political Quotes

“let me tell you, I listen to the talk shows, and I hear people say that until these judicial nominees were challenged with extended debate or filibuster, it never happened before. I will also submit for the Record, for the third time, this chart which shows on 11 or 12 different occasions when a filibuster was invoked on judicial nominees throughout history, including Supreme Court Justices. This is not new, not novel. It is certainly not earth shattering. It has happened before. I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: History of Filibusters and Judges Prior to the start of the George W. Bush administration in 2001, the following 11 judicial nominations needed 60 (or more) votes--cloture--in order to end a filibuster: 1881: Stanley Matthew to be a Supreme Court Justice 1968: Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (cloture required 2/3 of those voting) 1971: William Rehnquist to be a Supreme Court Justice (cloture required 2/3 of those voting) 1980: Stephen Breyer to be a Judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals 1984: J. Harvie Wilkinson to be a Judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 1986: Sidney Fitzwater to be a Judge for the Northern District of Texas 1986: William Rehnquist to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 1992: Edward Earl Carnes, Jr. to be a Judge on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1994: H.…”