This week, Senate majority Democrats took the 'nuclear option' to eliminate filibusters on executive branch nominations and federal judicial appointments except for those to the Supreme Court.  What does 'nuclear option' mean? It is a voting system that requires a simple majority 51 instead of the 'super-majority' that requires a 3/5th majority (usually 60) to end the debate on a bill, nomination, or other proposal. Super-majority rule provides room for a minority of Senators to block consideration of Presidential nominees for government positions. Taking the nuclear option is not the end of the filibuster. Senator Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky will still be able to filibuster over drone legislation and lawmakers will still be able to try to block or delay Supreme Court nominees. However, there are presently seventy-six presidential nominees who are waiting for confirmation in the Senate. Filibusters have contributed to a backlog of nominees, leaving high-level positions vacant for extended periods of time. The point is here: How many Americans care about who's in the government? If the nomination is unnecessarily delayed, it must be due to partisan politics. Should politics interfere with administrative operation that ended up the federal government shutdown last October? General public will care how the government should be carrying out its agenda based on the Constitution rather than who's who.