Now that the Senate has agreed to Majority Leader Harry Reid’s “nuclear option” rule change, ending filibusters of judicial nominations by allowing 51 Senators to confirm judges, it’s a good time to look at how his position has evolved since the Nevada Democrat was in the minority and leading filibusters of his own in 2005:

Harry Reid then: “My Republican colleagues claim that nominees are entitled to an up-down vote. That claim ignores history, including recent history.” (floor speech, April 26, 2005)

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