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Certainly it's a problem which needs to be solved. But let's think about why the Republican party has chosen Right Now as the time to address this issue while they said nothing about it during the 90's when they filibustered one nominee after another. The little guy shouldn't *have* to resort to the filibuster. But when faced with an option of either a filibuster or a judicial nominee who is not going to act in the interest of democracy and freedom, what options are we left with? As long as left wing and right wing politicians force extremist nominees upon one another, the filibuster solution will remain necessary. Either party trying to outlaw it in order to put extremists on the bench is counterproductive and is an insult to the principles upon which our democracy is based. Let's look for politically independent candidates who are not interested in catering to any specific special interest group so that they can gain access to a really nice yacht for their vacations.