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thewrap.comcreated by accident that has largely been used from its inception by senators opposed to things like legislation advancing rights for people of color.
The procedure allows someone to demand a cloture vote, which requires 60 senators, before a piece of legislation can be voted on.
If cloture fails, the legislation is effectively killed. Used relatively sparingly for most of U.S. history, it became almost ubiquitous after Democrats won the Senate in 2007 and Republicans began the practice of doing it for as much legislation as possible.
This created a historically unprecedented 60-vote threshold for almost all legislation that has lasted until today.There’s a growing push to abolish the filibuster once and for all — particularly since it has.
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