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[–] 9 points 3 years ago (6 children)
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    You cloture the person

    And that essentially isn't an option at times due to how difficult it is to reach the 60 vote threshold, which means nothing gets done, which means congress is basically useless.

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  • [+] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)
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    You can't wait out an indefinite filibuster. And it gets to become indefinite because they don't actually need to talk at all.

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