Justices Can Be Great Again After Filibuster’s End

After the nuclear option, what’s next? There really are only two choices to react to the Republican decision to eliminate the Senate filibuster permanently for Supreme Court nominations: mourning or celebration. So for the record, let me begin by saying that Judge Merrick Garland should’ve been confirmed after he was nominated to this seat by President Barack Obama, and that it’s tragic that Judge Neil Gorsuch, who is comparably qualified , will be confirmed in his stead. Then let me tell you how I feel now: I come to bury the filibuster, not praise it. Although I would never have ...