# Senate ends the filibuster for executive and judicial nominees

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-ends-the-filibuster-for-executive-and-judicial-nominees/674458
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [November 21, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-ends-the-filibuster-for-executive-and-judicial-nominees/674458 "2013-11-21T18:44:31Z")
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#### Post date: [November 22, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-ends-the-filibuster-for-executive-and-judicial-nominees/674458/46 "2013-11-22T15:06:41Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> It definitely doesn’t include Supreme Court justices. But no Supreme Court justice has been filibustered.

I predict that will change if say Scalia retired and Obama got to name his replacement.

I applaud the move, I don’t think for a minute that McConnell would hesitate to eliminate all filibusters should he gain the majority and had a Republican president, even if Reid didn’t do what he did.

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