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> more than 60 percent want stronger privacy laws
TIL that 60% is considered a "supermajority."
> more than 60 percent want stronger privacy laws
TIL that 60% is considered a "supermajority."
60% is a common supermajority threshold. For example, it’s what the Senate requires to invoke cloture.
It has some precedent. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermajority#Three-fifths,_or_60_percent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermajority#Three-fifths,_or...