Is there ANY reason why a GOP controlled Senate should restore the 60 vote “requirement” for confirmation?

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RedState: Is there ANY reason why a GOP controlled Senate should restore the 60 vote “requirement” for confirmation?

By: gawken (Diary) | September 29th, 2014 at 09:51 AM

Shortly before the GOP is likely to regain control of the Senate, we can expect to see Obama name a replacement for AG Holder, who will then be confirmed by the lame duck

 

Senate under the new rules that Harry Reid rammed through late last year.

 

To quickly summarize, the ability to filibuster executive and judicial nominations (except for SCOTUS) by requiring 60 votes to bring up a nominee, was eliminated, and now a simple majority suffices.

 

Reid has already used his new power to stuff the appellate courts with many of Obama’s most controversial nominees.

 

At the time Reid took action, he was warned by most Republican senators,