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The Nuclear option has been used before. It was used to change the filibuster rules in the past by Bob Byrd.

You make a mistake by assuming that using it again will wipe the filibuster away. It will only restore the nominee process to what is always has been, a vote on the nominee once released by committee.

There are a lot of rules that can shut down the US Senate. It operates only because of the convention of agreeing to allow work to continue after adequate debate (it operates mostly on unanimous consent (UC) - adopting whatever short term rules agreed upon).

I'm serious when I tell you that the Democrats refusing to agree to floor procedures under UC is very unusual. Failing an agreement, a rules battle is inevitable, that is just the way the Senate has been set up to operate.

The "nuclear option" is just a fancy name for what happens whenever the UC operation of the Senate falls apart. It is not unusual and not at all dramatic except in the rhetoric.

If you follow the way the Senate operates closely, you would know this is no big deal. It's been used before several times. The majority always prevails eventually, read the history of the Senate and you will understand this.