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It was 3/5, not 2/3, to break a filibuster, and the use of filibusters had been getting to unprecedented levels. The argument above was that constitutional chan
by slurry 9y ago
It was 3/5, not 2/3, to break a filibuster, and the use of filibusters had been getting to unprecedented levels. The argument above was that constitutional change should be hard I.e. require a supermajority. The Senate rules as followed recently have been requiring a supermajority for ANY change. That is unhealthy.
- hackuser 9y ago> It was 3/5, not 2/3, to break a filibuster It still is. Filibusters have been banned only for confirmations of appointments by the President.