[DOC] [TLE] Section 3: Confirmation Politics - William & Mary Law School ... [PAR] Jul 9, 2005 ... "Senate's 'Nuclear Option"'. Michael Gerhardt and .... abortions" has a more 
alarming ring. But that claim is ... decided and judicial opinions that have been 
written. .... group called Committee for Justice, the ... use of filibusters to block 
judicial nominees. ...... The GOP plan to eliminate the filibuster for judicial... [DOC] [TLE] History of Bipartisanship | Bipartisan Policy Center [PAR] While naming a Democrat to the seat likely would have been approved, Truman 
broke ... The Senate's Democratic leaders needed Republican votes to stop the 
filibuster and ... In 1973, President Richard Nixon called on Congress to make 
sweeping .... judicial nominations and Republicans would drop the nuclear 
option. [DOC] [TLE] Bush packs US federal courts with right-wing ideologues - Columbia ... [PAR] Oct 19, 2004 ... For some time the clear strategy of Republican presidents has been to ... Justices 
Scalia and Thomas are often called "conservative," but that does not .... right are 
alarmed at the prospect that a justice friendly to their cause could .... with plans to 
pack the federal judiciary with extreme right-wing nominees. [DOC] [TLE] Democrats, who filibustered their own share of Republican judicial ... [PAR] Nov 21, 2013 ... Harry Reid moves to end the filibuster for judicial nominees. ... people will 
respond (perhaps becoming alarmed), a Republican President ..... I say naked 
because the hyper-partisanship has been there for many .... have gone even 
further than the "nuclear option" in eliminating the power of the filibuster. [DOC] [TLE] Filibuster Abuse - Brennan Center for Justice [PAR] and has been a featured speaker in a range of academic, media and political 
forums. ... appointees, federal judicial nominees, legislation addressing 
unemployment ... Most important, the report suggests a plan to change the 
Senate's rules at the begin- .... Even more alarming, the frequency of filibusters 
continues to rise. [DOC] [TLE] DEMOCRATS USE "NUCLEAR OPTION" -- AND POLITICAL ... [PAR] Nov 21, 2013 ... The rules change only applies to executive and judicial nominees, ... The GOP's 
latest tactics put the filibuster debate in a whole new realm, Sen. ... The reason 
it's called the nuclear option is because the minority has always ... Of course, 
now that the precedent has been set, that could be eliminated as... [DOC] [TLE] The Filibuster of Judicial Nominations - Pepperdine Digital Commons [PAR] May 15, 2005 ... harmed. The vast majority of our constitutional law has been developed one ... 
Janet Hook, The Nation; Long-Winded Senate Tradition; The GOP Plans to Force 
a Filibuster. Today ..... In 1917, the so-called Armed Ship Bill, sought ..... report 
that there is a crisis in the judiciary due to "an alarming number of. [DOC] [TLE] judicial nominations | People For the American Way [PAR] When it comes to partisan filibustering of judicial nominees, Sen. ... The lesser-
known candidates on Trump's list are similarly alarming. .... invoked the so-called 
nuclear option in the face of entrenched GOP obstruction in 2013. ... It's well 
known that the Senate GOP has been stalling President Obama's Supreme Court
... [DOC] [TLE] Jury out on Alito in Senate - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Nov 2, 2005 ... Interviews with moderate Republican and Democratic senators Tuesday ... Leahy 
called the nomination "needlessly provocative" and Schumer ... The so-called 
Gang of 14 senators plans to meet Thursday to discuss the Alito nomination. ... to 
eliminate Democrats' ability to filibuster judicial nominations. [DOC] [TLE] portland imc - 2005.04.16 - Nuking the Filibuster by Christo-Fascists [PAR] Apr 16, 2005 ... Way today called on Frist to repudiate such tactics. ... plan to break Senate rules 
so he can eliminate the filibuster on ... "nuclear option" to ban fillibusters in 
judicial nominations " a ... have a political impact, making the GOP tactic 
appear to be out of bounds. ... Advice has been solicited from me and others... [DOC] [TLE] Government Reform | GOP [PAR] Has it been effective in the past and

Question: A GOP plan to eliminated filibusters on judicial nominees has been called this alarming "option"
Answer: nuclear