"Whether that's generalizable to other areas, it's hard to tell. But Binder is skeptical: "The Democrats took a pretty big step here, and the political costs were bearable in this particular case," she says. While the GOP's control of the House means it's not particularly urgent for Democrats to reduce the threshold for filibustering legislation, a sudden Supreme Court vacancy could force another confrontation. The 60-vote threshold still exists for legislation and Supreme Court nominations.
The big question is what Reid's success means for future rules changes. Now that the precedent has been set, the nuclear option will probably be used again The Democrats got what they wanted, and the GOP hasn't paralyzed the chamber. 6 months later, it seems clear that the chamber has survived. When Democrats pushed through this unprecedented rules change, it was very unclear what the consequences would be for the Senate. But now Obama can be confident that those nominees will be confirmed without much difficulty - b arring a mass abandonment by Democrats, as happened with Adegbile.
The circular icon will then turn red, and every time you click on it a timer will be counting down until the time you say goodbye to your time-wasting page. Before the rules change, 60 votes would've been needed to confirm Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve chair, or Sylvia Mathews Burwell as HHS Secretary, or whoever Eric Shinseki's replacement as VA Secretary will be. The many different ways that Stay Focused can be customized includes the option to turn it off on specific days, hours, and a specific time when the tool will be reset. The major change is that Obama can now fill key executive branch positions with nominees he prefers, without needing Republican votes.
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