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Bookmark or Share- Filibuster in the United States Senate - WikipediaThroughout the Senate's history, senators have frequently made efforts to curtail the use of the Senate's filibuster. Notably, in 2013 and 2017, the Senate used the nuclear option to set a series of precedents that reduced the threshold for cloture on nominations to a simple majority.
- Debunking the Myth: Obama's Two-Year SupermajorityIn this video he's perpetuating the false Republican narrative that President Obama should have gotten more done during his first two years in office because he had a supermajority in the Senate. A supermajority is a filibuster-proof 60 or more Senate seats, allowing one party to pass legislation without votes from the other,
- Which years did US Senate had filibuster-proof majorities?Which of the years did the US Senate held a filibuster-proof majority for one party - e.g. 60 seats? (or 3/5th of total - e.g. the number was lower when # of Senators was lower) This includes "affiliated" nominally independent senators, e.g. Bernie Sanders may not count towards DNC majority technically speaking, but is a part of it practically ...
- When Obama Had "Total Control of Congress" - Akron Beacon JournalOn January 20th, 2009, 57 Senate seats were held by Democrats with 2 Independents (Bernie Sanders and Joe Lieberman) caucusing with the Democrats...which gave Democrats 59 mostly-reliable Democratic votes in the Senate, one shy of filibuster-proof "total control."
- U.S. Senate: About Filibusters and CloturePrior to 1917 the Senate rules did not provide for a way to end debate and force a vote on a measure. That year, the Senate adopted a rule to allow a two-thirds majority to end a filibuster, a procedure known as "cloture."
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