With Senate Republicans set to eliminate the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees, WSJ's Gerald F. Seib examines the ramifications of potentially eliminating filibusters altogether. Photo: GettyWASHINGTON—The Senate is on the verge of a major rules change sparked by Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to be a U.S. Supreme Court justice, as Republicans and Democrats barrel toward a partisan showdown on the Senate floor over the future of the filibuster. The first procedural vote on Judge Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court, is expected Thursday morning—a vote where the GOP is expected to fall short. As a result, Senate Republicans are expected to use a procedural...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 06, 2017 09:30 UTC