Here are listed sites offering insight and information related to filibusters in the United States Senate, especially filibusters of nominations.
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- FindLaw's Writ: With a Potential Supreme Court Nomination At Stake, Questions of The Filibuster's Constitutionality Linger Part I of article by Professor Vikram Amar analyzing the ability of the U.S. Senate to change its filibuster rules by a simple majority vote, instead of by the 2/3 vote specified in Senate Rule 22.
- Floyd Riddick on Cloture and Filibusters Interview with a former Senate Parliamentarian, including discussion of whether the Senate is a "continuing body."
- Briefing on Filibuster and Cloture Background information from the U.S. Senate Historian.
- Jefferson on Politics & Government: Majority Rule Jefferson's political philosophy in his own words. Contains the founding principles of American self-government.
- FindLaw's Writ: Can the Senate Bind Itself So that Only a Supermajority Can Change Its Rules? Part II of article by Professor Vikram Amar discussing a so-called nuclear option to end filibusters of judicial nominees in the U.S. Senate.
- Senate Resolution 138 of the 108th Congress The text of an amendment to U.S. Senate Rule 22 regarding filibusters of judicial nominees.
- Filibuster Derails Supreme Court Appointment Article from the United States Senate.
- Judicial Nominations, Filibusters, and the Constitution May 6, 2003 U.S. Senate hearing report.
- Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy: The Constitutional Option Martin Gold and Dimple Gupta describe ways for a simple majority of Senators to change the text or interpretation of Senate rules, without being stopped by a filibuster.
- Wikipedia: Filibuster Includes an overview and history.
- Free Republic: Frist Backs Rule Change on Judges Describes various strategies to overcome filibusters of judicial nominees in the U.S. Senate, such as a rule change or extending the legislative day.
- The American Thinker: Judicial Nominee filibusters and Senate Rules Contends that filibusters of nominees violate US Senate Rule 31.