… where the filibusters applied just by saying you object and legislation still moves and everything is subjected to a 60 vote threshold. That's not the history of the Senate. Actually, For most of our history, most of the major legislation that we're all familiar with passed on a majority vote in the Senate. not a 60 vote threshold because it wasn't filibustered. And when the filibuster was used, it was used sparingly and it was a speaking filibuster where you held the floor and other legislation didn't move. (20:37–20:44)
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