The Federalism-Rights Nexus: Explaining Why Senate Democrats Tolerate Rehnquist Court Decision Making But Not the Rehnquist Court

decisions of the Rehnquist Court.In Part II, I will demonstrate that lawmakers typically lack the incentives to attack Court decisions limiting Congress's power on federalism grounds.In Part III, I will explain why Senate Democrats nonetheless have good reason to use the Senate's confirmation power as a way to attack the Rehnquist Court.I.