Not exact matches
Nevertheless, under
current Senate rules, a rule change could itself be
filibustered, requiring two - thirds of senators who are present and voting to end debate.
But he pointed hopefully to the power of the 48 - member Senate Democratic Caucus headed by Sen. Charles Schumer, who have enough votes under the
current rules to
filibuster most Republican legislation.
Under
current Senate bylaws, Schumer could deploy a
filibuster to prevent a confirmation vote so long as 40 of his members support him.
Republicans reign in both wings of the Capitol, although Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer «s 48 - member Democratic caucus has enough votes
filibuster most legislation under
current Senate rules.
Of course, in light of the
current composition of the U.S. Senate and the
current President, and the precedent that the «nuclear option» can abolish the
filibuster for some kinds of judicial appointments (a parliamentary ruling which is almost surely not justiciable due to express language vesting procedural questions in the U.S. Senate in the Senate and not the courts in the U.S. Constitution), this question is unlikely to present itself any time soon.