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To: Jamie153 who wrote (1596)5/12/2021 12:32:35 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12182
 
"The filibuster is used to stop all legislation"

That can be a good thing, depending on who is in control. How about Ryan, McConnell, and Trump, in 2017?.



To: Jamie153 who wrote (1596)5/12/2021 12:55:58 PM
From: Broken_Clock  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12182
 
"because everything requires 60 votes"



To: Jamie153 who wrote (1596)5/13/2021 7:00:53 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12182
 
The filibuster came about more or less by accident. Both the early House and Senate had rules about cutting off debate before a vote that were deemed too draconian. Both houses eliminated those rules, but only the House replaced the rules with more reasonable ones. The Senate never did. And so the filibuster was born. It was something that was rarely used until the Civil Rights era. And it has only become more and more common since then.


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