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National Security & Defense

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1. Why is a single Senator allowed to do this?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jun 25, 2023, 02:56 PM

Jun 2023

And don't tell me Tuberville is exercing the filibuster. The original authentic filibuster required difficult constant work, standiing up in Congress defending one's opinions on the subject. If this is being called a filibuster, then it is not a real filibuster but rather a farce.

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