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Episode 25 : The Importance of the Filibuster
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"Madison did not design government to be easy, he designed it to be difficult, for unrelenting process and debate" - Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan D- New York
There is no more important tool in the arsenal of the minority party when it comes to maintaining some sway with legislation in the United States Senate than the legislative Filibuster. It is a tool with a very interesting history. That history is often used whenever the majority is trying to figure out a way to take it away from the minority party too. There is no better way to defang your minority party than to fix…
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