This application started to be able to be applied during the Jim Crow era in the 20th century, the ability to raise the threshold. "Because what the filibuster does today is it raises the number of votes that it takes to pass a bill from a simple majority, where it was for most of the Senate's existence, to a supermajority of 60 votes - it's a 100 member chamber. to wield the filibuster power, which is significant. And for a long time, that was what the filibuster looked like. What most people think of when they think of the filibuster is Jimmy Stewart on the Senate floor giving a long speech to block or delay a bill. ( Interview HighlightsĪdam Jentleson: “It is not what people think of when they think of a filibuster. ( Also Featuredĭan Holt, associate historian in the Senate Historical Office. Author of “ Defending the Filibuster." ( Beatty, On Point news analyst.
Does the filibuster bring better solutions to the country’s biggest problems, or no solutions at all? GuestsĪdam Jentleson, executive director of the Battle Born Collective, a progressive strategy and communications firm. Author of “ Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate." ( Arenberg, interim director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy and visiting professor of the practice of political science at Brown University.
(Joshua Roberts/Getty Images) This article is more than 2 years old. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was filibustering the NDAA. Clouds pass overt the Capitol Dome as the Senate resumes debate on overriding the veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Decemin Washington, DC.
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