Filibuster

Concept

Senate procedural tool, criticized as a mistake to eliminate because it can lead to cascading problems.

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Videos Mentioning Filibuster

Mark Cuban: Love/Hate Relationship with Trump, Why He's Backing Kamala Harris

Mark Cuban: Love/Hate Relationship with Trump, Why He's Backing Kamala Harris

All-In Podcast

Senate procedural tool, criticized as a mistake to eliminate because it can lead to cascading problems.

Senator Kyrsten Sinema | All-In Summit 2024

Senator Kyrsten Sinema | All-In Summit 2024

All-In Podcast

A rule in the Senate requiring 60 votes for major legislation. Sinema discusses its importance as a control mechanism to prevent extreme partisan swings and protect minority opinions, and the intense pressure to eliminate it which she resisted.

Ezra Klein (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Ezra Klein (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A procedural tool in the U.S. Senate that Ezra Klein and others have tried to raise the salience of, as an important issue in American politics that has seen some weakening.