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[–] 17 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Idk if you've noticed but almost everything is passing on party line votes. Bills only need a simple majority to pass the Senate and the House, and Republicams have a simple majority. Democrats have done a few successful filibusters to prevent bills from making to the vote, but it's not possible to do for every bill.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    You don’t understand. I don’t mean a filibuster.

    Daily business in the Senate operates under unanimous consent. That way, they avoid voting for things like setting schedules and super minor nonsense.

    It takes only a single Senator to force votes on everything to grind the Senate to a halt.

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