Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100410:01:11:00
Criticism from all corners of the political world. for all the drama, passion and raw emotion that comes out of the supreme court nomination process, you know what doesn't happen? supreme court nominees don't get filibusters. for as partisan as these nomination fights can get, filibustering really just isn't part of it. in the entire history throughout the years, exactly one judge has ever been successfully filibustered. in 1968, president lyndon johnson wanted to elevate abe fortas to being the chief justice of the court. he was filibustered, not allowed to become chief justice. the very next...
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