The legislative filibuster has been used by Democrats in recent years to block funding for Donald Trump’s border wall project, to protect unemployment benefits and to stop Republicans from restricting abortion access.Īlso, some Democrats fear that if there is no filibuster, Republicans will, next time they hold the Senate majority, pass horrifying laws, for example to restrict voting access, encourage environmental despoilment, reward Wall Street, curtail reproductive rights – who knows. For progressives, what is the strongest argument in favor of keeping the filibuster? Whether you see that capability as an important safeguard against the tyranny of the majority, or a guarantee of institutional paralysis, likely corresponds with your party identity and who controls the Senate at the time. The filibuster rule allows a minority of 41 senators (out of 100 total) to prevent a vote on most species of legislation. The filibuster is a way for a relatively small group of senators to block some action by the majority.
The latter, less cinematic version, is the current focus.
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There is a movie version, in which an impassioned senator holds the floor by speaking at marathon length to block or force an issue – and a much more common version, lodged deep in the parliamentary weeds.
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