Which it was never meant to be, in which if it were, it would arguably run afoul of the Constitution because the Constitution makes clear when you're setting a super majority threshold as the minimum standard, it makes clear where that is. There are several instances, including when you're either proposing a constitutional amendment, you're ratifying a treaty, trying to overcome a presidential veto, for example, where a 2/3 super majority is required. Otherwise it's a simple majority. And that continues to be the case under the Senate rules today. It's just that we think of the 60 vote cloture standard as synonymous with the threshold needed to pass it is not. (38:26–38:41)
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