By Charles Keegan

Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid recently nominated Elissa Cadish for a position as a federal judge.  Cadish, who does not believe in the constitutional right to bear arms, had her nomination objected by Republican Senator Dean Heller.   Per Senate tradition a nomination does not go forward unless both Senator agree on the nomination, Reid had other plans.  “I will not ask Elissa Cadish to withdraw her nomination,” Reid said. “She is supremely qualified and one of the most highly respected jurists in the state of Nevada. She deserves a hearing to defend herself. It is my hope that the process of her nomination is allowed to move forward and she is granted a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.”

Yet during the Bush administration Reid was notorious for filibustering Republican nominations.  In one instance he spoke on the Senate floor for over eight hours.  “This is a one-man show to indicate that the Senate cannot necessarily be run unless we work together,” said Reid in 2003.  “The majority has to be aware of the minority.”

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