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Sen. Ron Wyden also promised to filibuster the bill back in November: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/wyden-pipa-filibuster/ http://www.wired.com/threa

• danso 15y ago
  I don't think two or three senators in itself makes a difference. If 60 senators vote for cloture, then a time limit is put on debate and a vote is forced. That's not to say that the PIPA group will have 60 votes...just saying that Rand's attempt would've meant little before the PIPA coalition collapsed
• aaronsw 15y ago
  And Rand has promised this before. But we need 41 to actually prevent a vote, since the Senate has already filed to override the filibuster.
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• mschwar99 15y ago
  Two Senators willing to filibuster plus the amount that backed out after yesterday's protests will make it very tough to get this bill to a vote. This is absolutely not true. 41 votes are needed to prevent closure. According to Rep Lofgren the headcount for no votes on closure are down in the singe digits : http://www.reddit.com/r/SOPA/comments/onk34/urgent_message/ http://www.reddit.com/r/SOPA/comments/onk34/urgent_message/ Once closure happens the bill heads into markup behind closed doors where the sausage making starts. These bills are still very much on track. People need to be on the phones to their senators urging a no vote on closure so that the debate can happen in public with input from both sides.
  • aaronbrethorst 15y ago
    Cloture, not closure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloture
    • pault 15y ago
      They don't want their methods to be public.