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When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom whereby a supermajority of 60 votes is required to pass legislation.
After a series of filibusters in the 1960s over civil-rights legislation, the Senate began to use a two-track system introduced in 1972 under the leadership of Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and Majority Whip Robert Byrd. Before this system was introduced, a filibuster would stop the Senate from moving on to any other legislative activity.
Senate Democrats used the filibuster to prevent the confirmation of ten conservative court candidates nominated by Republican President George W. Bush. [1]As a result of these ten filibusters, Senate Republican leaders began to threaten to change the existing Senate rules by using the "nuclear option" (sometimes referred to as the "constitutional option").
The debate was sparked when Majority Leader Bill Frist (Republican of Tennessee) threatened its use to end Democratic-led filibusters of judicial nominees submitted by President George W. Bush. In response to this threat, Democrats threatened to shut down the Senate and prevent consideration of all routine and legislative Senate business.
Senate Republicans on Thursday crushed a Democratic blockade of Trump's Supreme Court nominee, approving a rule change allowing for Gorsuch's confirmation. GOP 'goes nuclear,' ends Democratic ...
Rep. Pramila Jayapal perfectly demonstrates the shamelessness of those who support ending the filibuster. Democrats Are About to Rediscover the Value of the Filibuster (opinion) Skip to main content
As a result of these ten filibusters, Senate Republicans began to threaten to change the existing Senate rules by using what Senator Trent Lott termed the "nuclear option". This change in rules would eliminate the use of the filibuster to prevent judicial confirmation votes. However, in the 108th Congress, with only a two-vote majority, the ...
Most Republicans oppose the bill, which would establish a commission to investigate the attack by Donald Trump supporters over the election. GOP set to block 1/6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight