Sen. Dick Durbin’s adherence to the blue slip rule has allowed Republicans to hinder the judicial confirmation process.
The Democratic chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that he is not ready to ditch the arcane tradition that has given individual Republican lawmakers veto power over nominees for federal court seats in their home states. “We’re not at that point yet,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told HuffPost when asked if he’s considering scrapping the so-called “blue slip courtesy” — a non-binding...
