Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) changed the rules. In the past, 60 votes were needed to confirm a judge or appointee. Now it's 51 votes.
The procedure was changed simply to prevent fillibusters, which are used to prevent less-than-ideal candidates from taking the power.
Fortunately, this is only for appointees and judges. It does not impact the way the laws are passed---FOR NOW.
I have no doubt that the first chance Reid gets, he will "go nuclear" once again. Given Il Douche's love of gun laws, he might drop the 60 vote requirement to 51 (using the nuclear option) and try to ramrod another gun law through.
Keep it up, Democrats.
You're only making the voters and gun owners madder and 2014 is coming.
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