All posts tagged "Filibuster"
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Alec Siegel | April 7, 2017
A Day After the Rule Change, Senate Confirms Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
Gorsuch passed by a vote of 54-45.
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Alec Siegel | March 23, 2017
Democrats Signal That They Will Filibuster The Gorsuch Vote
Gorsuch needs 60 votes; there are 52 Republican Senators.
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Alec Siegel | February 2, 2017
What Happens Next for SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch?
Gorsuch is in for a contentious and lengthy journey to the Supreme Court.
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Rant Crush | June 22, 2016
RantCrush Top 5: June 22, 2016
Here's your humpday RantCrush!
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Alexandra Simone | March 10, 2016
It’s Time to Talk About Religious Liberty Laws
Who is really being persecuted?
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John Gomis | October 24, 2014
The Senate Filibuster: On Its Way Out?
The ability to filibuster has long been an important tool for the United States Senate and some state...
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Hannah R. Winsten | December 3, 2013
Will We Live in a Tyrannical Theocracy by 2016?
Good morning, lovelies. Did you all survive Thanksgiving? How many of you are still battling tryptophan-induced comas? I...
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Zachary Schneider | October 8, 2013
Filibusters: Past, Present, and Future
In a recent speech at the Center for American Progress, Senator Harry Reid shared his belief that the...
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Zachary Schneider | October 1, 2013
Filibusters: Political Twerking
Since the implementation of the “silent filibuster” (allows Senators to fiat the idea that they would speak for...
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Davis Truslow | July 18, 2013
Texas Senator Wendy Davis Leads Successful Filibuster
Sporting her pink sneakers, Sen. Wendy Davis spoke for over ten hours straight in her successful filibuster against a...