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May 20, 2005

I Guess I Don't Get It « Politics As Usual »

...why don't the Democrats just filibuster the vote to change the rules regarding filibusters? Until the rule is changed, can't they just filibuster anything they want, including the attempt to change the rule?

Posted by Nathan at 04:55 PM | Comments (2)
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As I understand it, a change to a Senate rule (use of the filibuster) cannot be filibustered. It's subject to a simple majority vote. I believe the reason is that there is no debate on a rule change, and a filibuster is simply a refusal to end debate and have a vote.

Posted by: Scott Crawford at May 21, 2005 05:51 AM

...and here I thought I was being clever.
That makes sense, though.

Posted by: Nathan at May 21, 2005 10:50 AM
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