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Manchin Will Not Eliminate The Filibuster, Major Setback For Liberal Democrats
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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4827326" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Because under the old rules someone speaking for say 36 hrs straight was just a delaying tactic. Nothing new was brought up, issues weren't resolved. Just BS. So 35 years ago they changed the rules so no one could speak more than one hour. There's no gentleman's agreement that they could revert back from if they chose. They can't speak more than an hour and they don't even have to speak the full hour. And the fact remains if the minority party doesn't like particular legislation the filibuster is the one tool they have available to them to try and block it. Democrats used the filibuster process 327 times in 2020 to the Republicans one time. When Democrats are in the minority again do you think they'll miss the filibuster if they eliminate it now?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4827326, member: 24302"] Because under the old rules someone speaking for say 36 hrs straight was just a delaying tactic. Nothing new was brought up, issues weren't resolved. Just BS. So 35 years ago they changed the rules so no one could speak more than one hour. There's no gentleman's agreement that they could revert back from if they chose. They can't speak more than an hour and they don't even have to speak the full hour. And the fact remains if the minority party doesn't like particular legislation the filibuster is the one tool they have available to them to try and block it. Democrats used the filibuster process 327 times in 2020 to the Republicans one time. When Democrats are in the minority again do you think they'll miss the filibuster if they eliminate it now? [/QUOTE]
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