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Dec 7, 2021 · The Senate filibuster was created by mistake in 1806. In the 205 years since then, the filibuster has repeatedly been used to block a wide swath of civil rights protections – from anti-lynching laws and anti-poll tax measures in the 19th and 20th centuries to the efforts today to block voting rights protections.
Throughout the Senate's history, senators have frequently made efforts to curtail the use of the Senate's filibuster. Notably, in 2013 and 2017, the Senate used the nuclear option to set a series of precedents that reduced the threshold for cloture on nominations to a simple majority.
Jan 11, 2022 · The Senate filibuster was created by mistake in 1806. In the 206 years since then, the filibuster has repeatedly been used to block a wide swath of civil rights protections – from anti-lynching laws and anti-poll tax measures in the 19th and 20th centuries to the efforts today to block voting rights protections.
Apr 22, 2010 · The most persistent myth is that the filibuster was part of the founding fathers’ constitutional vision for the Senate: It is said that the upper chamber was designed to be a slow-moving,...
Jun 27, 2021 · Since 2009, 657 filibusters were recorded under Democratic minorities while 609 filibusters were recorded under Republican minorities. Research by Slate on filibusters between 1991 and 2008 found that Democrats successfully filibustered 63 times while Republicans successfully filibustered 89 times.
Apr 26, 2021 · Filibusters blocked measures such as anti-lynching bills proposed in 1922 and 1935; the Civil Rights Act of 1957; and legislation that would have prohibited poll taxes and outlawed discrimination in employment, housing, and voting. How has the filibuster changed over time?
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