Hearing It From The Judge

Brett Barrouquere of the Associated Press reported in an article posted today at Kentucky.com that retired federal judge Charles Pickering referred to the filibuster that blocked his nomination to an apellate court as an unconstitutional tactic:

A retired federal judge whose promotion to an appellate court was blocked by a Senate filibuster called the tactic unconstitutional and said it should be ended permanently if it is used again.

Charles Pickering of Mississippi made the comments in Louisville's Highview Baptist Church, a few hours before a rally was to start aimed at getting churchgoers to protest the filibuster of nominees for the federal judiciary.

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