Appearing on This Week yesterday, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ) said that a filibuster of President Obama’s next Supreme Court nominee is “unlikely,” but not out of the question.
I’m never going to take it off the table because of what the Democrats have achieved here, which is the possibility of a filibuster,” said Kyl, referencing past Democratic filibuster threats. “President Obama himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court. So if the president isn’t going to take it off the table, I’m not going to take it off the table. But I think it can easily be avoided by appointing, frankly, the kind of person that Senator Schumer just mentioned, someone who is mainstream enough that with intellect and the application of good law can persuade colleagues to support his position or her position.
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