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Kevin Drum: Is It Finally Time to Reform the Filibuster?Quicklink Submitted By Sheila Samples No comments
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Copyrighted Image? DMCA | The modern Republican Party doesn't use the filibuster occasionally to obstruct legislation they feel especially strongly about, they use it "on nearly a daily basis, paralyzing the Senate. the filibuster isn't just a way of requiring 60 votes to pass legislation. Rather, it is the power of a single senator to object to the regular order of Senate deliberations. |
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