FindLaw's Writ: With a Potential Supreme Court Nomination At Stake, Questions of The Filibuster's Constitutionality Linger - Part I of article by Professor Vikram Amar analyzing the ability of the U.S. Senate to change its filibuster rules by a simple majority vote, instead of by the 2/3 vote specified in Senate Rule 22. Floyd Riddick on Cloture and Filibusters - Interview with a former Senate Parliamentarian, including discussion of whether the Senate is a "continuing body." Briefing on Filibuster and Cloture - Background information from the U.S. Senate Historian. Jefferson on Politics & Government: Majority Rule - Jefferson's political philosophy in his own words. Contains the founding principles of American self-government. FindLaw's Writ: Can the Senate Bind Itself So that Only a Supermajority Can Change Its Rules? - Part II of article by Professor Vikram Amar discussing a so-called nuclear option to end filibusters of judicial nominees in the U.S. Senate. Senate Resolution 138 of the 108th Congress - The text of an amendment to U.S. Senate Rule 22 regarding filibusters of judicial nominees. Filibuster Derails Supreme Court Appointment - Article from the United States Senate. Judicial Nominations, Filibusters, and the Constitution - May 6, 2003 U.S. Senate hearing report. Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy: The Constitutional Option - Martin Gold and Dimple Gupta describe ways for a simple majority of Senators to change the text or interpretation of Senate rules, without being stopped by a filibuster. Wikipedia: Filibuster - Includes an overview and history. Free Republic: Frist Backs Rule Change on Judges - Describes various strategies to overcome filibusters of judicial nominees in the U.S. Senate, such as a rule change or extending the legislative day. The American Thinker: Judicial Nominee filibusters and Senate Rules - Contends that filibusters of nominees violate US Senate Rule 31.