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To: Mr. K
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The rules permit a senator, or a series of senators, to speak for as long as they wish and on any topic they choose, unless "three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn"[1] (usually 60 out of 100 senators) brings debate to a close by invoking cloture under Senate Rule XXII.

So Cruz can hand off to Lee who can hand off to Paul, etc. It will be fun.

66 posted on 09/20/2013 1:36:19 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: jpsb

Idon’ really know what I’m talking about, but I assume that once Cruz has the floor he can talk as long as he wishes. That is I don’t think he can be interrupted for a cloture vote, however if he requests to yield to another senator, perhaps at that time a cloture vote can be taken? I say this because I doubt that there will be many people in the room when he is well into his filibuster, but at any time if you have 3/5 of democrats in the room, a cloture could stop the filibuster.


67 posted on 09/20/2013 3:05:04 AM PDT by nikos1121 (“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English poet)
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