In an unprecedented move today, Senate democrats invoked the so-called "nuclear option," making it easier for Senators to block filibusters of executive or judicial nominees. The move, triggered through a point-of-order vote, allows senators to overrule executive and judicial filibusters with just 51 votes, rather than the usual 60. That will allow nominees to proceed on straight party lines and, in the short term, allow President Obama to fill a number of empty seats on circuit courts and within the government. (One recent example was Rand Paul's anti-drone filibuster in March, which moved to block John Brennan as CIA director.) The filibusters have become increasingly common since the Clinton and Bush administrations, used not just to block excessively ideological nominees but to prevent any nominee from advancing, stymying both courts and cabinet positions.
via Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/21/5130420/senate-democrats-rewrite-filibuster-rules-amid-widespread-obstruction
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