And it's this very romantic idea of Mr. Smith goes to Washington, we'll just hold the floor to the cave. That's not how it works in real life. I'm shocking that Hollywood and real life are not the same. This has not worked in over 100 years. The only time it's been even close to that was actually during the 1964 Voting Rights act. where they held the floor for about six or seven weeks, but then everything kind of collapsed and then they reformed again and did what they did. (02:59–03:09)
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Asserts that a talking filibuster has not worked in over 100 years, with the last attempt during the 1964 Voting Rights Act.
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