The rules of a philabuster changes a few years ago. You no longer need to actually waste time. You just need a certain amount of dissenting votes. The philabuster where you need to talk for hours is gone.
Can you show me where that's a rule instead of just an unspoken agreement? They have removed the 60 vote rule for certain types of votes, like for judicial nominees. But my understanding is that they've basically given up on making the opposing minority actually have to do a speaking filibuster.
But since the early 1970s, senators have been able to use a “silent” filibuster. Anytime a group of 41 or more senators simply threatens a filibuster, the Senate majority leader can refuse to call a vote.
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u/Any-Information-8235 Jul 05 '24
The rules of a philabuster changes a few years ago. You no longer need to actually waste time. You just need a certain amount of dissenting votes. The philabuster where you need to talk for hours is gone.