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Filibusters, should they be ended?
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<blockquote data-quote="jltrent" data-source="post: 1673795" data-attributes="member: 21075"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-senate-filibuster-and-what-would-it-take-to-eliminate-it/[/URL]</p><p></p><h3>How does the Senate get around the filibuster now?</h3><p>Senators have two options when they seek to vote on a measure or motion. Most often, the majority leader (or another senator) seeks "unanimous consent," asking if any of the 100 senators objects to ending debate and moving to a vote. If no objection is heard, the Senate proceeds to a vote. If the majority leader can't secure the consent of all 100 senators, the leader (or another senator) typically files a cloture motion, which then requires 60 votes to adopt. If fewer than 60 senators—a supermajority of the chamber—support cloture, that's when we often say that a measure has been filibustered.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jltrent, post: 1673795, member: 21075"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-is-the-senate-filibuster-and-what-would-it-take-to-eliminate-it/[/URL] [HEADING=2]How does the Senate get around the filibuster now?[/HEADING] Senators have two options when they seek to vote on a measure or motion. Most often, the majority leader (or another senator) seeks “unanimous consent,” asking if any of the 100 senators objects to ending debate and moving to a vote. If no objection is heard, the Senate proceeds to a vote. If the majority leader can’t secure the consent of all 100 senators, the leader (or another senator) typically files a cloture motion, which then requires 60 votes to adopt. If fewer than 60 senators—a supermajority of the chamber—support cloture, that’s when we often say that a measure has been filibustered. [/QUOTE]
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