225 Years Of U.S. Senate Tradition On Governing Has Now Been Thrown Out The Window

Reid, Democrats Trigger ‘Nuclear’ Option; Eliminate Most Filibusters On Nominees -- Washington Post

The partisan battles that have paralyzed Washington in recent years took a historic turn Thursday, as Senate Democrats eliminated filibusters for most presidential nominations, severely curtailing the political leverage of the Republican minority in the Senate and assuring an escalation of partisan warfare.

The rule change means that federal judge nominees and executive-office appointments can be confirmed by a simple majority of senators, rather than the 60-vote supermajority that has been required for more than two centuries.

The change does not apply to Supreme Court nominations. But the vote, mostly along party lines, reverses nearly 225 years of precedent and dramatically alters the landscape for both Democratic and Republican presidents, especially if their own political party holds a majority of, but fewer than 60, Senate seats.

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My Comment: Having differences on people/policies/etc. in a democratic government is standard ....and having a tradition on how it is to be managed (or not) is also important. In the case of the U.S. Senate it has a tradition that it has followed for over 200 years .... and now .... no more. This should send a chill up everyone's spine because if they are willing to do this .... you can only wonder what they will do next.