how can 15 senators do that? if 85 are on the other side, they all vote to stop debate and that’s the end of the filibuster, right? They have 25 votes to spare. Am I missing something? thanks.
The way I heard it on talk radio, Senators only yield to those within the filibuster block or to the Chair for the purposes of a question. The thing can go on so long as the group is willing to keep the floor for 24 hours per day. That’s the problem. Nobody wants to do that anymore. So, filibusters are largely ceremonial. The Senators have their AF jets waiting at Andrews AFB to take them on a fact-finding tour of Hawaii.
If Byrd was on their side, they could outfox anybody on procedure alone.
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