I thought an idea was floated to avoid the nuclear option by calling the vote for Gorsuch a single legislative day. That would mean that each Senator is limited to two speeches in one legislative day. Therefore, cloture is forced after each Senator has spoken twice or no more Senators rise to speak.
There is no filibuster because there is no cloture vote. Cloture is called automatically because no more debate is possible.
-PJ
That legislative day thing was always stupid.
Each Senator can offer either amendments to a bill, or raise a point of order. Each of either is entitled to 2 speeches during the day from each Senator. There are no limits on points of order.
It doesn’t work and never did. You have to look into the 2 speech rule to understand all this crap from people.
It doesn’t stop a filibuster. Cloture does.