The filibuster of federal district and circuit judges cannot stand. … It's bad for the institution. It's wrong. It's not supportable under the Constitution. And if they insist on persisting with these filibusters, I'm perfectly prepared to blow the place up. No problem.

On filibustering, as quoted in The Clarion-Ledger (23 May 2003), "Lott aims to change filibuster rules"