It's time for the Nuclear Option in the US Senate.

It is time, past time actually, for the Republicans in the US Senate to use their oft-threatened “Nuclear Option” and get the President’s judicial nominees approved by the Senate wih a simple yea or nay vote by a simple majority vote of the entire Senate.

As much screaming and hollering as the Democrats are doing, you’d think this was against the law, or something. It’s not. It is constitutional and, in fact, has been used before… in 1975.

Senator Bill Frist, the Senate Majority leader, has a responsibility to get the President’s nominees through the Senate. The Democrats are playing their usual obstructionist games and threatening to filibuster the nomination and keep it from coming to a vote. The “Nuclear Option” would solve that and allow the full Senate to vote and approved the nominees.

As we look down the road, a ways, we can see a Supreme Court Justice retiring and a Presidential nominee to replace him, or her, on the bench. Now is the time for the Republicans to serve notice that they will get the Supreme Court nominee brought to the full Senate and get a simple up, or down, vote on his/her nomination.

Do it now and let the Democrats get used to it.

It is very likely a new Supreme Court Chief Justice will be named shortly. I strongly urge the President to appoint Antonin Scalia to that post.

In a few months I expect a second opening on the court. So, the Republicans need to set the precedent, now, with the so-called “Nuclear Option”, to prove they mean business and will have no more of the bullying from the Senate Democrats.

Senator Frist, just do it!

Your Obedient Servant,

“Longstreet”