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> to the point that the opponents are willing to do the physical effort of making speeches 24h a day to stop it That is a common misconception. The modern fili
by shkkmo 5y ago
> to the point that the opponents are willing to do the physical effort of making speeches 24h a day to stop it
That is a common misconception. The modern filibuster doesn't actually require legislators to work that hard and is now generally purely procedural.
- cm2187 5y agoI agree, it used to, and it should. There must be some sort of penalty to use it only when it really matters, and a physical penalty is one way to do it.