Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.'
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Nationality: American Type: Politician Born: December 26, 1955 |
“Unity in things Necessary, Liberty in things Unnecessary, and Charity in all.”
“To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact.”