The Republican Party was the first party to filibuster a judicial nominee. Abe Fortas was nominated by Johnson to the SC in 1968 (to replace Earl Warren) - and was FILIBUSTERED successfully by Republicans.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Filibuster_Derails_Supreme_Court_Appointment.htm"Abe Fortas became the first sitting associate justice, nominated for chief justice, to testify at his own confirmation hearing...
...Although the committee recommended confirmation, floor consideration sparked the first filibuster in Senate history on a Supreme Court nomination...
...On October 1, 1968, the Senate failed to invoke cloture." These FACTS are not in dispute. Your comments, however, ARE. They parrot Right Wing talking points made by Rush Limbaugh, Jerry Falwell and Gordon Robertson (son of Pat Robertson) on April 25 and 26, 2005, on FAUXNews' "Hannity and Combes" and Roberson's "700 Club." THEY ARE NOT FACTUAL:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200504280003"The claim by Robertson, son of 700 Club host and Christian Coalition of America founder Rev. Pat Robertson, that use of the filibuster against judicial nominees is "brand new" and has "never happened before" is false. In 1968, Republicans filibustered the nomination of Associate Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas to be chief justice.""In addition, cloture votes were necessary to obtain floor votes on Clinton judicial nominees Richard A. Paez and Marsha L. Berzon in 2000, as the Los Angeles Times reported on November 13, 2003. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), who is leading the Republican opposition to Democratic filibusters, voted against cloture for the Paez nomination. And in October 1994, Republicans attempted to filibuster the nomination of U.S. district judge H. Lee Sarokin to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Moreover, the Republican-controlled Senate prevented approximately 60 of former President Clinton's nominees from even reaching the Senate floor for consideration."I apologize for calling you a liar and a lying troll - Faux RW talking points incorrectly expressed as facts never fail to rile me up. I should not have resorted to ad Hominem attacks in my responses, however and unfortunately the mods deleted the FACTS and links along with my overly directed comments.