UPDATE: No! Those dirty moderates have intervened to prevent mayhem. It's a rough night for diehard wonks, switching between network news and the foxy terrorist chick on the show. More updates as the situation develops in this rare Spacetropic version of "liveblogging".

UPDATE: Senator John McCain (R - Arizona) has terrorist mastermind Habib Marwan in a headlock. Wait, this is getting confusing.

UPDATE: Foxy terrorist chick was bluffing. She intends to push through a vote on parliamentary procedure after all. Harry Reid (D - Nevada) just flipped open his cell phone.

UPDATE: Under threat of torture, Robert Byrd (D - West Virginia) has completely caved in to the Chinese and named Jack Bauer as the primary leader against the attack on the Chinese consulate.

UPDATE: Edgar and Chloe were able to triangulate the constitutional position of judicial nominee Janice Rogers, and she was shot down over Los Angeles at the last second.

UPDATE: At the end of the series Jack Bauer is nominated to the Supreme Court. How unexpected! But I suppose it's better than war with the Chinese ...