Moderation Is the Key in Fights Over Judges

Re “Breaking the Siege in the Judge War,” Commentary, Nov. 16: It is unfortunate that some “qualified” judicial nominees are held up by the Senate. However, a rule change ending filibusters is not the answer. The statement by John Lott and Sonya Jones that this change would result in a system that “better serves everyone’s interests” is disingenuous at best. The fact that a minority party has some power over judicial nominations is why the founding fathers created the “advice and consent” role in the Constitution. The solution to reduce long fights over nominees is to nominate candidates who are not on the extreme. If a Democrat is ever again president, then the Republicans can influence the process as they did when Bill Clinton was in office.

Paul R. Huber

San Juan Capistrano