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    • Llituro [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      you know how filibustering is giving a long speech to slow down congress? for a long time now, they’ve considered the threat “i’m going to filibuster” to be equivalent to actually doing so, and thus cloture, the vote to end discussion, which requires 60 votes, became a sort of theoretical filibuster. instead of an actual filibustering tactic, it became “you need 60 votes now” without the actual speaking. liberals, man.

      • blunder [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        These ghouls would drop like flies if they actually had to stand and speak for that long. Let alone have to actually hold an idea to be able to speak to it