Comment by rpearl
3 years ago
No, fillibusters are a matter of procedure now. Nobody's standing up there talking to perform a fillibuster anymore.
From https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/filibustering-in-the-mod...
"When a Senator signals the intent to filibuster, an informal cloture process starts to determine if 60 votes exist to move a measure forward in two ways. One cloture vote is to approve a motion to consider a measure; the second vote is on the actual measure. If either cloture vote fails, the measure remains in limbo. "
If you want to see a real filibuster in action, go to Nebraska!
Machaela Cavanaugh has been filibustering the legislature for weeks! 12+ hours a day, weeks on end. She has monumentally impressive resolve.
Actually, I think you missed it. The Nebraska legislature finally passed a bill today.
That is great and all, but what folks are communicating here is quite different. Filibusters in the Senate do not require you to even show up, you can simply claim a filibuster to stop a vote from happening.