Sentences with phrase «against judicial nominees»
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On November 21, 2013, the Senate used the so - called «nuclear option», voting 52 - 48 — with all Republicans and three Democrats voting against — to eliminate the use of the filibuster on executive branch nominees and judicial nominees, except to the Supreme Court.
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Axelrod also said Sunday that Senate Republicans should not filibuster Sotomayor's nomination, even though Democrats in the Senate have mounted filibusters against Republican judicial nominees in recent years.