this was used by senator james eastland of mississippi. the chairman of the judiciary and the civil rights era to make sure only segregationist judges would be appointing. they were in charge of the senate and got rid of the bluea slips for the court of appeals. they said look we are going to ignore this tradition. now the position with many vacancies happening were the district courts across the country to decide if they are going to let the republicans use this failure to return blue slips as a way to prevent judges from being confirmed and we've taken the view that thatilth wod bere a mistake. this doesn't require a formal rule change. it's up to the chairman of the committee and we've urged the senator to consider this and i think he is. he's trying to get republicans the chance to not obstruct that we feel that may have to happen. his two other changes that we think ought to broker to speed up the court of appeals process. you just need a majority in order to get past the filibuster were the court of appeals for the high court lifetim

this was used by senator james eastland of mississippi, the chairman up to judiciary committee during the civil rights hero to make sure that only segregationist judges would be appointed in southern state. it's got a bad history. during the recent years when the republicans were in charge of the senate, they got rid of these loop slips for the court of appeals. they said we are going to ignore this tradition. now the democrats in the position with many vacancies happening for the district court across the country have had to decide if they are going to let republicans use this failure to return loose lips as a way to prevent judges from being confirmed over the next two years and we had taken of you that that would be a mistake. this is not require a formal rule change, it's up to the chairman of the committee, and we have urged senator durbin to consider this and i think he is. i think he's trying to give the republicans a chance to not obstruct but we feel that may have to happen. there are other changes we think should occur in order to speed up the appeals process. right now, you

james eastland wanted nothing to do with it, but lbj wanted it. so they had to find somebody to run the hearings. and ted kennedy sat there with his broken back and then stood on the senate floor and was the floor leader for that bill and saved it at a key moment after chappaquiddick it was not a happy result. and it was something that was not really covered at the time the rejection from his colleagues. they all said happy things and nice things about him to the press. but robert byrd began circulating among the members in the democratic caucus and ambushed him and away the whip's job. and then 30 or 40 years later, walter mondale, one of his one of ted kennedy's closest ally, liberal allies, was asked about this. and he said, yeah you know, none of us could tolerate what had happened at chappaquiddick. chappaquiddick i guess. what when did it end? it wasn't just that, you know, bob byrd ran, this stealth campaign to do it. it was a it was an amazing personal rejection from the senate that hardly ever happens. so he had a lot of work in the years

this was used by senator james eastland of mississippi, the chairman up to judiciary committee duringivil rights hero to make sure that only segregationist judges would be appointed in southern state. it's got a bad history. during the recent years when the republicans were in charge of the senate, they got rid of these loop slips for the court of appeals. they said we are going to ignore this tradition. now the democrats in the position with many vacancies happening for the district court across the country have had to decide if they are going to let republicans use this failure to return loose lips as a way to prevent judges from being confirmed over the next two years and we had taken of you that that would be a mistake. this is not require a formal rule change, it's up to the chairman of the committee, and we have urged senator durbin to consider this and i think he is. i think he's trying to give the republicans a chance to not obstruct but we feel that may have to happen. there are other changes we think should occur in order to speed up the appeals process. right now, you just