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by dragonwriter
3121 days ago
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> The senate has the filibuster provision to give the minority party the ability to slow down or block legislation. In theory, that's not the purpose; the Senate has a tradition of unlimited debate, to assure proposals are fully vetted before being decided, though, yes, they clearly have that effect. > To overcome a filibuster, 2/3 of the senate have to vote to end it. No, to invoke cloture, 3/5 of the Senate have to vote to end debate [0], which is why you hear about a 60 vote bloc being filibuster-proof. [0] https://www.rules.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=RuleXXII |
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