[jimbokun]

"Once the precedent is set, and the Democrats get a majority again, what's to stop them from using the same procedure to never allow Republican filibusters on anything, including bills, amendments, and budgets, even if Republicans only apply it to appointments?"

Um, we end up with democracy?

[Stay the course]

I'm not necessarily saying it would be a bad thing, just that we should be clear: we're not just talking about a clever procedural trick to require votes on judicial nominees. We're potentially talking about doing away with the filibuster altogether.